Wayne Swan
Background
Wayne Maxwell Swan (born 30 June 1954) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996, and again since 1998, representing the Division of Lilley, Queensland. Following Labor's win at the 2007 election, he became Treasurer of Australia in the Rudd Cabinet.
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Last Week - About Wayne Swan
...embark on A$17 billion ($11.8 billion) of spending today to boost the economy amid the global financial crisis, Treasurer Wayne Swan said. The previously-announced money will go to pensioners, families and first-home buyers in addition to education, health...
7 days ago from
China Post
...and climate change adviser Ross Garnaut have had long friendships with Mr Rudd. Others, such as former ALP premiers Steve Bracks and Geoff Gallop and one-time ALP national president and senator Stephen Loosley, who all contributed to government policy-making...
6 days ago from
The Australian
...will slide into deficit to the tune of $1.4 billion this financial year and $8.5 billion in 2009-10. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said the Government would do whatever it took to "pump-prime" the economy, including borrowing or further stimulus if necessary. "We...
6 days ago from
The Age
...said he expected the social security income test deeming rates would be lowered by a further 1per cent. A spokesman for Wayne Swan indicated deeming rights would be lowered in April, which would be a financial boon to more than 500,000 part-pensioners. "We...
6 days ago from
The Australian
...will slide into deficit to the tune of $1.4 billion this financial year and $8.5 billion in 2009-10. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said the Government would do whatever it took to "pump-prime" the economy, including borrowing or further stimulus if necessary. "We...
6 days ago from
NEWS.com.au
...billion Australian dollars (586 million U.S. dollars) in 2009-10. In an interview with the Age newspaper, Treasurer Wayne Swan said the government will do whatever it takes to "pump-prime" the economy, including borrowing or further stimulus if necessary. "We...
6 days ago from
Xinhua
...into deficit to the tune of A$1.4 billion ($1.7 billion) this financial year and A$8.5 billion in 2009-10. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said the Government would do whatever it took to "pump-prime" the economy, including borrowing or further stimulus if necessary. "We...
4 days ago from
New Zealand Herald
...next wave of the global economic crisis - bosses laying of hundreds of thousands of workers in the first half of the year. Wayne Swan yesterday urged employers to hold their nerve and resist sacking staff at a time when economic conditions are widely tipped...
4 days ago from
Herald Sun
...and $A8.5 billion in the next as economic stimulus packages devour what was recently a healthy surplus. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government will do all it can to “pump-prime” the flagging economy, including funding more stimulus packages if necessary. "We...
4 days ago from
New Zealand National Business Review
...have been earmarked as growing markets for sugar cane to make bovine sweets, despite the economic slow down. Treasurer Wayne Swan made the announcement on Monday at the factory following strong lobbying from the community after federal budget cutbacks led...
4 days ago from
The Age
Last Month - About Wayne Swan
...of the University of NSW's Australian School of Business, Australian Industry Group chief executive Heather Ridout and Greg Smith of the Australian Catholic University's economic and social policy unit. The panel is calling for submissions to the consultation...
30 days ago from
The Courier Mail
...to spend amid fears the global financial crisis could push the country's economy into reverse. Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan welcomed the rare good news which also came after petrol prices fell sharply as "encouraging and heartening". "The government is...
30 days ago from
Channel News Asia
...of bonds. NAB is expected to launch its own European-based bond issue within days. A spokesman for Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan said the guarantee had helped the banks secure vital long-term funding. "This will help these banks to continue lending, supporting...
29 days ago from
The Age
...Westpac rose 7.5 per cent over the past four weeks and is now 16.4 per cent above the low point reached in early October. Wayne Swan said the lift in consumer confidence was heartening in the face of a global economy that had become more challenging over...
29 days ago from
The Australian
...haves and have-nots will continue to widen unless this flaw is fixed. Before Labor MPs start questioning the sanity of Wayne Swan for unleashing an inquiry seemingly biased in favour of capital, they should ponder the following statement of the obvious. On...
29 days ago from
The Australian
...of submissions to the review, which will report to the Government next December, raised environmental issues. The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, said he wanted to put in place a blueprint for the tax system for the next 25 years. "We need to make it simpler, but we...
29 days ago from
Sydney Morning Herald
...directed towards helping small business. The nation building plan follows the Government's recent $10.4 billion economic stimulus package delivered this month. Treasurer Wayne Swan said the budget would remain in surplus over the forward estimates period....
28 days ago from
Herald Sun
...works is to shame and embarrass them into doing the right thing. To date, the only embarrassment on this front has been Wayne Swan, who was an apologist for banks not passing on every bit of the reduced interest rates — on all of their products. Still, there...
28 days ago from
The Age
...comes on top of its $10.4 billion economic stimulus package. Flanked by Treasurer Wayne Swan, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the government was focusing on infrastructure because...
28 days ago from
The Age
...back of the global financial crisis," he said. More spending announcements would be made in early 2009, Rudd said. Treasurer Wayne Swan said he expected the spending would boost economic growth by up to half a percentage point. "These actions are all necessary...
28 days ago from
International Business Times