The federal coalition will press for a resumption of a Senate estimates hearing to quiz the Rudd government about a $38 million advertising campaign promoting its planned super profits tax on the mining sector.
Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding says the Rudd Government’s Kingdom of Propaganda should be investigated by a Senate Inquiry after it exempted itself from getting approval for political advertising so it can campaign on its massive new mining tax.
THE opposition will move for a Senate inquiry into the government’s $38 million resource rent tax advertising campaign, with the Coalition accusing Labor of deliberately hiding its arrangements from Senate estimates hearings last week.
Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding says Kevin Rudd should be renamed the Prince of Propaganda after he exempted the government from getting approval for political advertising so it can campaign on its massive new mining tax.
The Federal Government is under pressure over its decision to use taxpayer’s money to run advertising on its proposed mining super profits tax.
Australia’s government on Friday invoked special powers to embark on a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote its planned new 40% tax on mining industry super profits.
The federal government has given itself special permission to spend $38.5 million of taxpayer dollars to sell its mining profits tax to the people.
Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding says there is better way to solving the tidal wave of asylum seekers heading to our shores than bringing back the Pacific Solution.