Hints and tips:
...“A lot of people are hurting right now, rates are going up and up,” says Kevin Torcia, a broker at Goosehead Insurance in the area....
...Kevin Rowland balanced the passionate and the ludicrous on a roundly-applauded “Carrickfergus”....
...The pledge comes as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd prepares to call an election that must be held by the end of November....
...This message was at the centre of Friday’s economic update from Chris Bowen, the treasurer....
...Mr Bowen said the increase in tobacco excise served several purposes....
...Next November he will probably face a challenge from Kevin Strouse, a 34-year-old Democrat who is a veteran and served in the CIA counterterrorism and illicit finance units....
...Mr Rudd moved to fill some of those positions on Wednesday, appointing Chris Bowen, a former assistant treasurer, as Mr Swan’s replacement....
...Last week, treasurer Chris Bowen lowered the government’s growth forecasts and forecast the jobless rate would rise from 5.7 per cent to 6.25 per cent by the middle of 2014....
...Chris Bowen, Labor’s campaign spokesman, predicted Australia’s “closest election in 50 years”....
...Acquiring Origin would allow BG to gain control of gas reserves in Queensland’s Bowen and Surat Basins. The gas, known as coal-bed methane, is extracted from coal seams....
...No longer will Australian fund managers be held back by a tax regime which punishes them and shackles their competitiveness,” says Chris Bowen, assistant treasurer....
...Ross Bowen, managing director, Connells Survey & Valuation 0 per cent While we expect house prices to come under continued pressure next year, the wider economy remains strong enough to resist any significant...
...“People are wanting to be away from the hustle and bustle, if they buy five or six miles away they can still get to the coast in 10 minutes,” says Kevin Sisman, partner at Belton Duffey in Wells....
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