Wayne Swan and the budget surplus. Cartoon.

Rogue power lets off bomb. Cartoon.

Government pressures banks to pass on rate cut in full. Cartoon.

Craig Thomson Affair distracts from the Gillard Budget. Cartoon.

Clive Palmer for Lilley. Cartoon

Wayne Swan's budget surplus. OK I've run this before, however, given his comments today I'll run it again.

Holden gets Government Subsidy. Cartoon.

Wayne Swan criticises the miners. Cartoon

Joe Hockey and Wayne Swan take on the Banks.

Kevin Rudd comes up with a new solution for the miners cartoon.

Kevin Rudd finds a new solution for the miners.

Kevin Rudd meets the miners cartoon

 

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Kevin Rudd meets the miners cartoon.

Kevin Rudd announces Terorism White Paper to stop, umm terrorism.

 

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Kevin Rudd announces Terrorism White Paper to stop, umm terrorism, cartoon.

Oz Ute Affair

 

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Wayne Swan - Pre Budget Nerves

 

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Ok, tacky and lazy.

I could have done one about the budget leak.

Oh yeh, the government has already done that one.

Kevin Rudd's Budget Revenue Shortfall - He has a secret.

 


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Interest Rates - Hold?

 
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Interest rates don't go up, ie Reserve indicates that they may not need to go up in the foreseeable future. That's the result of sound economic policy, that is.

Fuel prices spiralling, that would be larger world economic forces at work.

Frankly, both are something of a matter of luck. Much like the rain that broke the drought the day Bob Hawke became Prime Minister.

The best governments can offer are fuel watch thingys. Then they can take the credit when prices go down, and look for scape goats when they go up.

Still, we need someone to blame, and they are the best thing we've got.

Treasury Debate, or what ever it was called.

Look forward to seeing the ratings for that one. Why can't we have a bit of verbal biffo, some colour, some fun for the audience. Why didn't I just go outside, it was a beautiful day.