The Federal Government today handed down its response to the Bracks Review of the Australian Automotive Industry at the Automotive Centre of Excellence in Melbourne. The Government’s response, ‘A New Car Plan For A Greener Future’, will provide a staggering $6.2 billion in assistance to local manufacturers over thirteen years. Of these grants, $3.4 billion [...]

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The Minister for Innovation Industry Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, today released the Bracks’ Review of the Australian Automotive Industry.

Industry groups including FCAI (Federated Chamber of Automotive Industries), and peak retail industry body, VACC, have urged caution by the Federal Government in responding to the Report’s key findings.
“The automotive industry urges the Federal [...]

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Nothing surprises us when it comes to politicians anymore. It would seem that Australia is not the only country where any old fool is given a seat in Parliament. Messrs Bracks and Beattie have some similarly incompetent competition from across the pond.

When it comes to road safety, stamp duty and the environment our two [...]

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As I predicted in my previous post the mainstream media have picked up the Easter ‘road toll ball’ and run with it. When interviewed earlier today by Southern Cross Media concerned at the 10 fatalities on Victorian roads over Easter, Mr Bracks had the following pearls of wisdom for us all. We all know that [...]

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