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Labor promised prior to the 2007 election that it would cut back drastically on government advertising.

Tax ad blitz sparks push for new law

Posted Sun May 30, 2010 7:04pm AEST
Updated 9 hours 45 minutes ago

The Greens are pushing for new laws on Government advertising, after the Government granted itself an exemption from its own guidelines to start rolling out ads promoting its resource super profits tax.

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Spend the inheritance: reverse mortgages to surge

A new report shows the reverse mortgage industry grew 9 per cent last year, mainly to fund retirees' living costs.

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Features and Analysis

End the campaign

Superannuation fund managers are coming out in force against Australia's big miners and their campaign against the resource tax changes.

Toll road troubles

Given the choice of paying to use a road or driving another route free, which option would you take?

Super slump

The volatility on global share markets is now biting into superannuation funds.

Economists back tax

Prominent Australian economists come out in support of the mining super profit tax, saying it won't hit the cost of living.

Mining truce urged

ABC News Online spoke to Professor Neil Warren to clarify some of the key issues at the heart of the mining tax debate.

Factbox: the new mining tax

News Online takes a look at the key arguments for and against the Resource Super Profits Tax.

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BBC : Latest Business Update:May 30th, 2010(21:21GMT) Prudential 'may abandon AIA deal'

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Prudential 'may abandon AIA deal' UK insurer Prudential may abandon its deal to take over AIG's Asian business AIA if the price isn't lowered, a report says. Pru's Asian shares fall on debut Prudential's gamble on Asia Prudential in £14.5bn cash call

BA 'runs more flights' in strike British Airways says it operated more services than planned as cabin crew began a second five-day strike.

Fresh downgrade for Spanish debt Fitch becomes the second agency to downgrade Spain's credit rating, citing the country's poor growth prospects.

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