Labor Waste

 More Labor waste on the way: A NEW public waste scandal is looming after it was revealed that up to $400 a time has been allocated to install digital TV set-top boxes that can be purchased for as little as $30 each. The Federal Government has pledged to give every pensioner a new set-top box [...]

Jamie Briggs MP As we enter another budget season, we are again swamped by a wall of excuses from Treasurer Wayne Swan, excuses that are supposed to explain why his budget will be a dud, again. Each year it’s the same.  As budget night approaches, out come the excuses.  It’s someone else’s fault.  It’s the [...]

By Paul Fletcher MP Has Australia ever had a federal Treasurer as underwhelming as Wayne Swan?  Reading Swan’s latest effort – a speech he gave in Queensland today entitled ‘The 2011 Budget and a Tale of Two Booms’ – is nothing short of depressing. Swan makes three central claims, which are at once inconsistent and unsupported [...]