#wayne swan

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What's going on Josh? ... on the right hand side of this graph?

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Wayne Swan: "We stand for jobs and growth. [...] They stand for savage cuts to public expenditure, to come back to surplus at any price and at any cost. [...] So we get this fiscal fearmongering from those opposite. They go around and talk our economy down, they exaggerate our levels of debt, and what is that all about? It's all about the fact they don't want to tell the Australian people what they would do if they were in power, which is a Newman-style austerity program which will slash jobs in the Australian community and make massive cuts to health and education."

Which all turned out to be pretty spot on, didn't it? Also, look at the way Anna Burke commanded respect; just by standing up, the entire room fell quiet. That's what you get from being a quality Speaker. Bronwyn Bishop at her most Dolores Umbridge could never command that respect.

And look at the way Christopher Pyne decides accusing Tony Abbott of being drunk is "vastly past reasonable". But hey, calling Bill Shorten a c**t in Parliament's all in good fun, yeah?

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World is dismayed about Australia's climate stance: Wayne Swan

World is dismayed about Australia’s climate stance: Wayne Swan

The man who was once hailed as the world’s best finance minister has called on the G20 to put climate change back at the core of its agenda, arguing Australia is using its privileged position as hosts to slow down progress on the matter.

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Wayne Swan's new book dishes the dirt on Kevin Rudd

Wayne Swan’s new book dishes the dirt on Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd was so poll driven as prime minister that he once asked Labor’s national office to conduct research on what his ”one core belief” should be, a new book by Wayne Swan reveals.

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Wayne Swan warns of rise of business 'oligarchs' in new book the Good Fight

Wayne Swan warns of rise of business ‘oligarchs’ in new book the Good Fight

Vested business interests helped destroy the former Labor government and are now trying to run the country, according to the former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan. Quotes from Swans book, The Good Fight, have been published in the Australian Financial Review, ahead of its release next week.

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Life was different back then

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Wayne Swan on attack over budget 'trickery'

Wayne Swan on attack over budget ‘trickery’

Wayne Swan has accused the government of launching ”intergenerational warfare” against under-35s in the budget and savaging pensioners and low-income earners, citing new analysis prepared for the former treasurer.

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