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- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (SIMPLIFIED SUPERANNUATION) BILL 2006
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AIRSPACE BILL 2006
AIRSPACE (CONSEQUENTIALS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2006 - AIRSPACE (CONSEQUENTIALS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2006
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Reserve Bank of Australia
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
The Drought
(Forrest, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Iraq
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Iraq
(Johnson, Michael, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP) -
Iraq
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Families
(Barresi, Phillip, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Iraq
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Private Health Insurance
(Bartlett, Kerry, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Immigration
(Wilkie, Kim, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Independent Contractors
(Henry, Stuart, MP, Andrews, Kevin, MP) -
Immigration
(Gillard, Julia, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Fiji
(Secker, Patrick, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP) -
Workplace Relations
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP)
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Reserve Bank of Australia
- QUESTIONS TO THE SPEAKER
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MR IAN DUNDAS
MRS MARLENE DUNDAS - QUESTIONS TO THE SPEAKER
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FINANCIAL SECTOR LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TRANS-TASMAN BANKING SUPERVISION) BILL 2006
PRIVACY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS) BILL 2006
INDIGENOUS EDUCATION (TARGETED ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT BILL 2006
EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2006 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2006
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CHILD SUPPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (REFORM OF THE CHILD SUPPORT SCHEME—NEW FORMULA AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2006
INSPECTOR OF TRANSPORT SECURITY BILL 2006
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JUDICIARY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2006
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION AMENDMENT BILL 2005 - COMMITTEES
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- Adjournment
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Main Committee
- Start of Business
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- ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES AMENDMENT BILL 2006
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ADJOURNMENT
- Television Sports Broadcasting
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QUESTIONS IN WRITING
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KPMG Review
(Georganas, Steve, MP, McGauran, Peter, MP) -
KPMG Review
(Murphy, John, MP, McGauran, Peter, MP) -
Veterans’ Affairs: Office Space
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Billson, Bruce, MP) -
Information Technology Divisions
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Office of Small Business
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Freedom of Information
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KPMG Review
Page: 76
Mr RUDD (2:20 PM)
—My question is to the Prime Minister. It refers to the Treasurer’s last answer on the question of the independence of the Reserve Bank. Is the Prime Minister aware of the following comments made by former Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane on the independence of the RBA, who said:
... if you wind the clock back not that far, for example to the Fraser government, under the Fraser government, all the decisions on monetary policy were made by the monetary policy cabinet.
… … …
With the governor sitting outside, most of the time, to hear the news. So the change from that state of affairs to the state of affairs under Paul Keating as treasurer and Bernie as governor, was a very big move in the direction of independence, compared to what had proceeded it.
Prime Minister, is it not a fact that you were the Treasurer of Australia at that time, when the Reserve Bank had no independence whatsoever, and you presided over interest rates of 22 per cent?
The SPEAKER
—Order! Before I call the Prime Minister, I remind the Leader of the Opposition that he should direct his questions through the chair and not use the word ‘you’.
Mr HOWARD (Prime Minister)
—It is true that under the Fraser government the Reserve Bank did not have the independence it has now. That is right, and I think that was a bad policy. That is why when the present government came to power we changed it. But the Leader of the Opposition has forgotten about the Treasurer and later Prime Minister who was interspersed between the Fraser government and the Howard government, and that was a bloke called Paul John Keating. When he was asked about the independence of the Reserve Bank he said: ‘Oh, don’t worry. I’ve got the Reserve Bank in my pocket.’
Opposition members interjecting—
The SPEAKER
—Order! Members are holding up their own question time.