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The Australian treasurer on British TV: First Dog talks through the cartoon – audio

Audio (3min 54sec), 16 Oct 2014:
Joe Hockey was asked by a BBC journalist about Australia's considerable carbon output. The truth is out there ...
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Malcolm Fraser and John Hewson back ANU fossil fuel divestment decision

15 Oct 2014:
Former Liberal leaders sign open letter in support of university’s decision to divest from a number of fossil fuel companies
The ABS data fiasco is the least of our worries on unemployment

14 Oct 2014: Seasonally adjusted niggles aside, the trend is upwards and yet there is little policy response from Tony Abbott or Joe Hockey
Joe Hockey ridicules suggestion Australia is among top emitters

14 Oct 2014: Treasurer emphatically rejects comment from interviewer, despite Australia topping OECD per capita rankings
Coalition accused of ‘bullying’ ANU after criticism of fossil fuel divestment

13 Oct 2014: Guardian Australia: Joe Hockey had called on the university to reconsider its decision to jettison investment in seven companies
Vladimir Putin to attend G20 summit despite Australian fury over MH17

12 Oct 2014: Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten says Australia should have used its influence as host to prevent Putin from attending
Hockey stands by argument that Labor should pass budget to pay for Iraq

12 Oct 2014: Treasurer broadly stands by argument that Labor’s support for the government on Iraq should extend to passing budget measures, which the prime minister refused to endorse
One in seven Australians living below the poverty line, survey reveals

12 Oct 2014: Acoss chief says findings ‘deeply disturbing’ and the 2014 federal budget is likely to push poverty rates even higher
John Faulkner's call for trust drowned out by all the stunts

10 Oct 2014: Katharine Murphy: Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have no time listen to the Labor elder’s critique of stunts because they’re too busy heading to their next one
Tony Abbott praises Labor on Iraq, distancing himself from Joe Hockey

9 Oct 2014: Prime minister says Labor’s support for action in Iraq should not be linked to budget measures, contradicting the treasurer
Paying for ABS data: experts warn Hockey idea 'extremely detrimental'

9 Oct 2014: Peter Costello made access to ABS publications free in 2005, saying at the time that they were ‘the cornerstone of our decision-making’
ABS unemployment statistics face overhaul as Joe Hockey voices concerns

8 Oct 2014: Treasurer says bureau of statistics lacks resources to update its systems and signals plan to make users pay for data
Julie Bishop pushes back on reported cuts to foreign aid to fund Iraq action

2 Oct 2014: Foreign minister says the government’s aid commitments stand and cabinet has not discussed cuts
Tony Abbott confirms government will 'restructure' budget measures

1 Oct 2014: Prime minister says he stands by the cuts but appears to be prepared to concede defeat on welfare changes
Campbell Newman government inquiry could become mired in legal challenges

1 Oct 2014: Law expert says PUP’s inquiry may not be able to compel evidence from politicians or the production of state documents