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News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
... an experts panel and specialist advisers to assess competing bids.But yesterday, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner told parliament an extra $10 million would be provided to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to meet the costs associated with the NBN project.This is separate to the $4.7 billion the federal government will contribute to the costs of rolling...
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ZDNet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Costs associated with the tender process for the National Broadband Network have blown out by $10 million. The government allocated $9.4 million over five years in the May budget for costs associated with the establishment of an expert panel and specialist advisers to oversee the tender process. But Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner today said the Department of Broadband, Communications...
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Good Read (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Lindsay Tanner CHICAGO – Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. The disorders include problems such as obsessive or compulsive tendencies and anti-social behavior that can sometimes lead to violence. The study also...
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The Australian (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... Wayne Swan took delivery of a sheet of paper. He handed it to the Prime Minister. Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner craned forward to see. The trio briefly conferred. Other ministers listened in. The answer concluded. It was the Government's turn. Mike Symon, the freshman MP for Deakin in Victoria, did the honours. Could the Treasurer inform the house of the decision taken by the Reserve...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... "We would expect that the banks pass on as much as they can in a timely way,'' Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner told ABC Radio today.He urged the banks to continue lending and investing in small business, but stopped short of saying that interest rates on their loans needed to come down in line with RBA rate reductions.Coalition MPs showed no such restraint and called on banks to pass...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... "We would expect that the banks pass on as much as they can in a timely way,'' Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner told ABC Radio today.He urged the banks to continue lending and investing in small business, but stopped short of saying that interest rates on their loans needed to come down in line with RBA rate reductions.Coalition MPs showed no such restraint and called on banks to pass...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... licensing arrangements."Federal Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot and federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner both said they were monitoring the issue.Ms Elliot has launched a free, plain-English guide, called the Aged Care IT Implementation Kit, developed at a cost of $212,000 to promote the use of technology to reduce administrative burdens.Reflecting the entrenched position of...
