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The Business Council of Australia has released a report proposing reforms to the Australian federal system.
The BCA says in the report: “In the past, the debate has been mainly framed around political and constitutional reasons for change. The extent of the problems and dysfunctions of the current system of federal–state relations – marked by [...]
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This is the text of the press conference held by the Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Treasurer, Peter Costello.
It follows the Premiers’ Conference which reached a new agreement on Commonwealth-State financial arrangements.
PRIME MINISTER:
Ladies and gentlemen, today we have had an extraordinarily successful Premiers’ Conference. We’ve reached agreement on all outstanding matters relating to [...]
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