The politics of the Senate vote on the stimulus package
Possum has done an admirable job of spelling out the political implications of the stalling of the stimulus package in the Senate [see also Rob's earlier posts]: The real irony here is it’s the bloke in the middle [Malcolm Turnbull] [...]
Senate Committee reports on the fiscal stimulus
Anyone actually wanting to find out what the result of the much vaunted Senate scrutiny of the Rudd government’s fiscal stimulus legislation can now do so by reading the Senate Committee report. Peter Martin has more. Speaking of Peter Martin, [...]
Senate scrutiny or posturing?
Xenophon watch: TALK to resolve a Senate deadlock on the $42 billion economic stimulus package have hit a snag with independent senator Nick Xenophon demanding it include water reforms. Xenophon says that he can’t support the economic stimulus package without [...]
Turnbull's tough stand against the government
…didn’t last long. Bernard Keane has the details on Turnbull’s backdown on the stimulus package over at Crikey.
How might the Senate tinker with the stimulus package?
Simon Jackman has the good oil on what Bob Brown and Steve Fielding are putting on the table as Senate deliberations on Kevin Rudd’s fiscal stimulus continue. Both are emphasising the unemployed and job creation (with Brown arguing for green [...]
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