Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Following the crash of the Russian Kogalmavia Airlines a.k.a Metrojet on Flight KGL9268 in Egypt’s North Sinai on Saturday, Air France and Lufthansa decided to avoid the Egyptian airspace over the Sinai peninsula. Latest reports suggest that the jet suffered structural failure and broke up in flight. Egypt is fighting a Daesh […]
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Air France & Lufthansa avoid Egypt’s Sinai Airspace following Crash of Russian Jet
Stoner concedes he could become Abbott’s deputy
Andrew Stoner could become Tony Abbott’s deputy. Photo: Peter Gleeson THE Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner, has left open the option of running for federal parliament at the next election and possibly becoming deputy prime minister in an Abbott government. Last month the Herald revealed a push from within the Nationals for Mr Stoner to run […]
Peter Costello attacks Tony Abbott’s industrial relations stance
PETER Costello has accused Tony Abbott of turning his back on the Liberal Party’s economic values, comparing his stance on industrial relations to that of the protectionist Democratic Labor Party. The former treasurer attacked the Opposition Leader’s pledge not to reintroduce statutory individual workplace agreements, a position that has disappointed both business leaders and Howard […]
Being negative is Abbott’s only strategy
Finance Minister Penny Wong has dismissed a report that the opposition leader is preparing for a Kevin Rudd-led Labor party and possible December election, saying Tony Abbott’s only strategy is “relentless negativity”. Mr Abbott and senior Liberal frontbenchers have met to discuss the scenario of Mr Rudd returning to the Labor leadership and calling a […]
Abbott’s direct action to cost double that of Labor’s carbon attack
TREASURY has predicted the Coalition’s direct-action carbon emissions reduction scheme will cost more than twice that of Labor’s by 2020 because it will not allow the purchase of international abatement permits. A Treasury analysis released under Freedom of Information laws yesterday shows the Coalition will have to impose an effective carbon price of $62 a […]
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s plan to deregulate the economy
Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott speaks at a CEDA luncheon at Hilton on the Park in Melbourne. Picture: Aaron Francis Source: The Daily Telegraph INDIVIDUALS and groups will be liberated from “unnecessary rules or second guessing bureaucrats” under a Coalition government, Tony Abbott pledged today. The Opposition Leader outlined a far-reaching plan for deregulating […]