Kevin Rudd

Ingeus Australia Back In Market After 3.5 years

Therese Rein’s job placement company has again made its entry Australian market after three-and-a-half years. She closed her company Ingeus when her husband was campaigning to become prime minister.

Rein’s Ingeus Company, which is a well established company in the UK, is in joint venture with financial services firm Deloitte, and now controls almost a quarter of the UK sector.

Super Profits Tax Only for Miners Says Rudd

Super Profits Tax Only for Miners Says RuddDaunting a super-profits style tax on other sectors of the economy, Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has ruled out his Government.

Future Governments would need to deem taxing companies only on above-normal profits under a parallel system to Labor's planned resource super profits tax, Ken Henry, Treasury Secretary recommended.

The highly-profitable Companies would pay more tax, under such a system, he said.

Dismissing Suggestion That Prior Consultation Would’ve Prevented Tax: Rudd

Kevin-RuddPrime Minister, Kevin Rudd has fired the suggestions that more and prior discussion with the mining industry would have helped in preventing the existing row over the resource super profits tax.

Mr. Rudd also fired his comment to mining executives at a Canberra ball this week stating that he had very good memory to remember every discussion.

A Glance at the Relation Shared by Australia with US

Kevin Rudd-Barack ObamaThe US media was hardly concerned about its President, Barack Obama's visit to Australia and his meeting with Kevin Rudd, even though, Australia's media is flooded with this news. This is perceived to be a major reason for Obama, to now postpone his next visit to Australia.

Mining Giants Oppose Super Tax, Warn Seizure of Talks

Kevin-RuddThe persistent row between the mining industry and the Government undertook an ugly twist now, as the opponents are bullying the officials of seizing talks and discussions with them.

Meanwhile, Minerals Council of Australia said that the Mining giants are going over the board in their negotiations.

The Government, at present, has been suffering its greatest ever challenge in dealing with the miners, said Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

Hostile Reply from Miners to Rudd’s Olive Branch

Hostile Reply from Miners to Rudd’s Olive BranchPrime Minister, Kevin Rudd had taken as an offer an olive branch to miners in Western Australia however, still received an unfriendly reaction as he tried to vend out the Government's super profits tax.

Speaking to a press club luncheon in Perth at which a lot of miners were present, Mr. Rudd gave an offer to set aside $6 billion that was collected under the tax for regional areas.

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