OK ladies, lie back and think of Wayne ...

Jacqueline Maley It's always creepy when Treasurers talk about sex. It's like seeing your Dad hit the dance floor at your 21st birthday party.

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Big plans for arts but little extra money to realise them

Jacqueline Maley Funding for the arts and cultural heritage will decrease over the next two years.

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Swan goes for broke

Jacqueline Maley The entire budget experience was shrouded with an air of finality.

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Abbott's new election effort is by the book

Jacqueline Maley All writers know that books are like children. So it was no surprise that when Opposition Leader and author Tony Abbott faced the media on Monday, he clutched his latest literary creation to his...

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Swan's day at risk of being swamped

Jacqueline Maley There was plenty going on outside the budget lock-up this year, as economics struggled to garner attention.

Culture, arts squeezed from budget with no spare change

Jacqueline Maley THE Gillard government's long-awaited national cultural policy has been postponed because of a lack of funds, a casualty of the tight fiscal environment before the budget.

Banking reforms a kick-start to competition: Swan

Jacqueline Maley THE Treasurer, Wayne Swan, is claiming victory for his controversial banking reforms. He released figures yesterday showing 273,236 households had taken on new loans since he banned exit fees in...