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Peter Costello

Type: Person

Name: Peter Costello

Title: Treasurer

Date of Birth: 14/08/1957

Place of Birth: Melbourne

Nationality: Australia

Fact Sheet: Biography for Peter Costello

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 reports

Julia Gillard

Liberals arrogant about election: Gillard (AAP)

AAP © Comments from Tony Abbott and Peter Costello show the Liberals' arrogance, says Julia Gillard.Prime Minister Julia Gillard says arrogance within the Liberal party about its prospects of winning the federal election is getting "out of control".Opposition ... [Published West Australian - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Peter Costello, Arrogance, Elections

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Peter Costello

Costello endorses Abbott

Peter Costello makes it harder this time for Labor to quote him:… ... [Published Andrew Bolt - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Peter Costello, Labor

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Liberal Party of Australia

Abbott will 'rescue' economy: Costello

Former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello has come out strongly in support of Coalition leader Tony Abbott, saying Mr Abbott is ready to “rescue” Australia's economy, according to The Australian.Prior to the last federal election the Labor Party used a ... [Published Business Spectator - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, Coalition, Liberal Party of Australia

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Bruce Billson

Coalition government would split Tax Office and pay small business on time

A Coalition government will split the Australian Tax Office in two and commit federal government agencies to paying small business suppliers on time or face paying interest on outstanding bills, opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says.In his post-budget ... [Published Smart Company Australia - May 23 2013]

Entities: Small Businesses, Coalition, Bruce Billson, ATO

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Abbott a certainty Costello

EVEN if Tony Abbott were caught streaking naked down Collins Street in Melbourne the Coalition would probably still win the looming election, former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says.Read the full story at news.com.au ... [Published The Sydney News - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, Melbourne, Federal, Coalition

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

The Australia Institute

Greed, not policy, will drive up GST

Source: The Courier-Mail TREASURER Wayne Swan has been accused of desperate scare tactics over claims the Opposition will fiddle with the goods and service tax if it wins government. That seems only fair, given that back in 2007 the then desperate treasurer ... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Taxes, Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, The Australia Institute, Federation of Australia

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Tony Abbott

Abbott a certainty: Costello

EVEN if Tony Abbott were caught streaking naked the Coalition would probably still win the looming election, Peter Costello says. ... [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, Coalition

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

POLL RESULTS: Numbers fail to add up for Swan, Labor

Regional Australians have savaged Wayne Swan's latest budget.TWO of the Gillard Government's signature policies would be dumped or scaled back if regional Australians took the reins as treasurer.And the bad news doesn't end there for Julia Gillard or ... [Published Avon Valley Advocate - May 22 2013]

Entities: Wayne Swan, Labor, Reformism, Julia Gillard

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Bonds trading lifts Costellos wet blanket

Trading of government bonds on the stock exchange lifts the wet blanket former treasurer Peter Costello threw over the market with his constant rubbishing of them when he was selling off government assets. ... [Published Australian Financial Review - May 22 2013]

Entities: Peter Costello

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Walking the tightrope of expectations

Source: The Courier-Mail TONY Abbott is often accused of making himself a small target ahead of the September 14 election that is likely to lift him to power. But he could also be setting up a series of big targets to be painted on his first term as prime ... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tony Abbott, Campbell Newman, Julia Gillard

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Baby bonus cut but locals positive

The scrapping of the Howard Government’s ‘Baby Bonus’ scheme has received mixed reaction from Roxby Downs mothers.The payment, introduced by former treasurer Peter Costello in 2004, previously allocated $5000 to families for each new child.He historically ... [Published Roxby Downs Monitor - May 22 2013]

Entities: Peter Costello, Adelaide (Australia), Maternity Leave

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Costello hits out at states over GST demands

11 min agoFormer treasurer says sates should commit to tax reform in return for revenue.You must be logged in to read this articleNot a member yet? Register today ›Business Spectator is available on all of your devices so you can access the latest news ... [Published Business Spectator - May 21 2013]

Entities: Peter Costello, Taxes, Stamp Duty, Log, Tax Reform

Quotes

"unless tony abbott gets caught stark-raving naked in collins street, i think it's over - and even then he might win" Mr Costello was quoted as saying

Liberals arrogant about election: Gillard (AAP) [Published West Australian - 3 hours ago]

...government would have the reforming zeal needed to revolutionise the nation's tax system and put it on a more sustainable footing, he claims. "the (broken) promise to have the budget in surplus has been quite catastrophic for gillard" Mr Costello said. "Unless Tony Abbot gets caught stark raving naked in Collins Street, I think it's over and even then he might win...

Abbott a certainty: Costello [Published Adelaide Now - 18 hours ago]

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Liberals arrogant about election: Gillard (AAP) [Published West Australian - 3 hours ago]
Liberals arrogant on election chances: Gillard [Published Business Spectator - 4 hours ago]
Liberals arrogant about election: Gillard [Published Herald Sun - 4 hours ago]
Liberals arrogant about election: Gillard [Published NEWS.com.au - 4 hours ago]
Costello endorses Abbott [Published Andrew Bolt - 10 hours ago]
Abbott will 'rescue' economy: Costello [Published Business Spectator - 12 hours ago]
Abbott a certainty Costello [Published The Sydney News - 15 hours ago]
Greed, not policy, will drive up GST [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 16 hours ago]
Abbott a certainty: Costello [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - 17 hours ago]
Abbott a certainty: Costello [Published Adelaide Now - 18 hours ago]
Coalition government would split Tax Office and... [Published Smart Company Australia - May 23 2013]
POLL RESULTS: Numbers fail to add up for Swan, ... [Published Avon Valley Advocate - May 22 2013]
Bonds trading lifts Costellos wet blanket [Published Australian Financial Review - May 22 2013]
Walking the tightrope of expectations [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 22 2013]
Baby bonus cut but locals positive [Published Roxby Downs Monitor - May 22 2013]
The mystery of Treasury’s disappearing revenue:... [Published Crikey Media - May 22 2013]
A goat in sheep's clothing? [Published Canberra Times - May 22 2013]
Costello hits out at states over GST demands [Published Business Spectator - May 21 2013]
Cut state taxes or no GST rise: Costello [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
Taxing pressure for more dollars [Published WA Today - May 21 2013]
Letters: Economies always boom and bust [Published Adelaide Now - May 21 2013]
High bar for Weatherill [Published Adelaide Now - May 21 2013]
Donegal man climbs Mount Everest to join elite ... [Published JOE.ie - May 20 2013]
Loss of bonus will impoverish some families tri... [Published The Sydney News - May 19 2013]
Loss of bonus will impoverish some families: tr... [Published Brisbane Times - May 19 2013]
The baby-bonus blues: Howard's little sweetener... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 19 2013]
Panel Ep 11 [Published Herald Sun - May 19 2013]
Science has come a long way, avarice and gullib... [Published Melbourne Age - May 18 2013]
When the numbers don't add up, Swan is surplus ... [Published WA Today - May 18 2013]
If we're serious, only the needy need handouts [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Costello endorses Abbott [Published Andrew Bolt - 10 hours ago] Peter Costello makes it harder this time for Labor to quote him:… ...
Seat of the week: Aston [Published The Poll Bludger - May 10 2013] The outer eastern Melbourne electorate of Aston was created with the expansion of parliament in 1984 and held by Labor in the early years of its existence, since which time the Liberals’ position has steadily strengthened. It covers the Liberal-leaning ...
Why we have Labor leadership spills and stoushe... [Published Larvatus Prodeo - Mar 20 2013] It won’t have escaped anyone’s attention that there is a more than usually febrile atmosphere in Canberra today, and that some folks are anticipating white smoke announcing “Habemus PM”… Whether there will be a vacancy is, as yet, unresolved. I don’t ...
Peter Costello, Tony Abbott, the Queensland LNP... [Published Larvatus Prodeo - Mar 11 2013] Last week, I had a piece published in Crikey (cross-posted at Croakey) arguing Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg’s privatisation push foreshadowed the Newman government’s embrace of the recommendations of the Costello Audit. John ...
Tips for Friday, March 1 [Published Andrew Bolt - Feb 28 2013] Tell me what’s what.On Sunday on Channel 10 at 10am, The Bolt Report returns.  With Barnaby Joyce, Michael Costa and Peter Costello.… ...