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Julia Gillard

From Robert Gottliebsen at the Business Spectator comes this commentary about the sleeper issue at this year's Australian Federal Election: Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry's plans to decimate the existing Personal Services Income Legislation, which would drastically affect independent contracting in Australia.

 

From the BBC comes news that Australia's Federal Election has been called for Saturday 21st August by Prime Minister Gillard in a press conference today.

 

From Robert Gottliebsen at the Business Spectator comes this commentary providing an overview of the deliberations in the past week between Australia's Federal Labor Government & the Major Mining firms: BHP, RIO, et al; regarding the Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT).

In summary, apparently, the revised conditions of the RSPT are that: