17 May 2013 - The Abbott reply to the Budget has cut the ribbon on a four month election campaign but if the Opposition leader can maintain the strong, “I look like a grown up” image he delivered in Parliament last night, then Labor’s worst nightmares of a complete rout on September 14 could actually happen. On Wall Street In case the importance of the Coalition’s comeback to the Budget offering of the Gillard Government is not a prime concern, Wall Street was down marginally after... read more ›


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