The second area where I think they are obviously looking is reintroducing indexation on petrol and the third obvious area where they've never agreed with us is private health insurance rebate. Democrats The Australian Democrats want to bring forward their review of GST compensation measures, agreed to by the Howard Government when the package passed through the Senate. Part of the Democrats' deal with the Coalition included an independent assessment of compensation to offset hardship faced by the tax. Leader Natasha Stott Despoja says she is especially concerned about low income earners. So instead of saying it should be utilities or it should be this or that - we want to be able to examine the real impact of the GST before anyone goes any further.
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The film La Spagnola is going against the odds to succeed in the Australian film market. When Coles Myer and Daimaru this week announced plans to axe the jobs of 2,000 workers, they were consigning the unfortunates to the same ranks as the 10,000 plus who will have lost their jobs with Ansett even after its return to the skies. A royal row has broken out in Britain over a film crew which has been discovered stalking Prince William during his first week at university.