economy

Michael and Rob chat with friend/antagonist of the show Nick Young about the increasing costs of the Australian Grand Prix in light of the $49.3 million loss accumulated in 2010.

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Who'll be better at managing our economy? Did your $900 handout keep Australia afloat? Is our government debt a real problem?

The election campaign is in full swing, and both sides of the political divide are talking up their economic credentials.

Nick Toscano reports.

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The Federal election hasn't been called yet, but political advertising is already hitting TV screens across Australia.

As Opposition Leader in '07, Rudd called political advertising a "cancer on democracy", but now he's trying to justify a $38 million campaign to promote the super profits tax on mining. Should governments be allowed to use taxpayer dollars to save their own skin?

Panorama's Nick Toscano, Ally Bergamin and Emma Buckley Lennox.

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Government advertising - SYNcast.mp3