Kevin Rudd

Aussie PM: Cash For Storm Victims

9:17am UK, Tuesday November 18, 2008 Australia's prime minister has promised cash payments to residents whose homes have been devastated by violent storms. Many homes were devastated by the Queensland storms Prime Minister...

Rudd tours storm hit area, terms it "war zone"

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 : 1620 Hrs RSS Feeds Rudd tours storm-hit area, terms it "war zone" Melbourne (PTI): Storm-hit Brisbane has been dubbed as "war zone" by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who today assured that if...

Govt launches relief fund for storm victims

The Queensland Government has launched a disaster relief fund to help people affected by storm damage in the state's south-east. The clean up is continuing in parts of Brisbane where thousands remain without power with a severe...

Mayors make merry ahead of handouts

Representatives of most of Australia's councils and shires are in Canberra today for the first meeting of the Council of Australian Local Governments, at which the Federal Government is expected to hand them $300-million to...

PM visits a 'war zone'

The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has toured areas of Brisbane worst hit by the weekend storms, and likened them to a war zone. As emergency crews help in the clean-up, Mr Rudd has announced more funds for those affected, and...

ACT region gets $3.7m in infrastructure funding plan

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged councils to spend the money, which will be delivered by 30 June 2009, as quickly as possible. (AAP: Dave Hunt, file photo) Related Story: $300m in 3 months: PM details infrastructure plan The...

Australia`s government to hand over billions to car giants

While the Rudd government claims the billion-dollar assistance package for the auto industry will create jobs, a mechanism is being fashioned to drive a new round of restructuring and facilitate massive job-shedding. more... | PDA

Councils to absorb $300-million infrastructure funding

The Prime Minister will unveil the details of his $300-million infrastructure spending plan for local government. The Minister for Infrastructure, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese says the funding is...

Summit gets mixed grades

This weekend's Washington summit on tackling the world financial crisis did little to dent a looming economic slowdown but offered developing countries such as China and India an important larger role, European and Asian...

Australian PM back from Washington for local Mayors Summit

CANBERRA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd returned to Canberra on Monday, after attending the G20 summit in Washington, just for the inaugural Australian Council of Local Government at Parliament House...

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