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August 2007

• Fed’s $31m For Superpipe Swallowed By Interest Payments

  Press Releases August 30 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First is concerned that the Federal Government’s $31 million contribution to the Ballarat Superpipe project will be swallowed up by interest repayments instead of going towards building the pipe.

• Family Living Costs Are Out Of Control And Rising

  Press Releases August 30 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Families are really struggling to make ends meet with Australian Bureau of Statistics figures this week showing living costs for workers and their families are rising 50 per cent faster than the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

• Bank Penalty Fees Should Be For Cost Recovery Only

  Press Releases August 28 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First welcomes the announcement today from the ANZ bank that it will cut penalty fees for low income earners who overdraw on their credit cards.  But those cuts need to be made for all customers and for all accounts.

• Put Your Family First In The Senate

  Press Releases August 26 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Come on! Let’s give families and small business a fairer go

  We all know big business has a voice in Canberra. We all know the unions have a voice in Canberra. We all know the environment has a voice in Canberra. But families and small business do not have a strong voice in Canberra.

• Put An End To Outrageous Bank Fees And Help Western Suburbs Families Make Ends Meet

  Press Releases August 23 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Unfair bank penalty fees are draining families in the western suburbs struggling to make ends meet, Family First leader Steve Fielding said today.

• Government Must Ensure Real Competition In The Petrol Market

  Press Releases August 22 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First is the only party with a plan to give relief to families and small businesses by cutting petrol tax and improving competition in the petrol and grocery markets.

• Aussie Adopts FAMILY FIRST Housing Affordability Policy

  Press Releases August 22 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First wants to make homes more affordable for first home buyers by making the interest costs of their mortgages tax deductible.  Aussie Home Loans CEO John Symond today proposed making first home mortgages tax deductible, just like Family First’s policy.

• Will Howard and Rudd Back FAMILY FIRST’s Plan To Tackle Binge Drinking

  Press Releases August 21 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  New laws will tackle the alcohol toll and reinforce a responsible drinking culture

  Family First will introduce new laws to promote responsible drinking and counter the binge drinking culture when Parliament sits next month.

• Put Australian Apples Before Kiwis

  Press Releases August 21 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  The Federal Government should not be intimidated by New Zealand’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation over the importation of New Zealand apples, Family First leader Steve Fielding said today.

• Government Plan Still Leaves Some Kids Exposed To Internet Pornography

  Press Releases August 20 2007  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First welcomes Internet filters at PC level but Government turns a blind eye to mandatory ISP filtering

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