| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (38 min. 57 sec.) ; 236136498 bytes |
| Summary |
MINERS REVOLT AGAINST SUPER TAXMining magnate Clive Palmer discusses the Federal Government's proposed resources super tax, a policy he is fiercely opposed to.HUNG PARLIAMENT LEAVES BRITAIN IN LIMBOBritain has had its closest election in three decades and it is still unclear who will form the next government.GOVERNMENT REJECTS HYSTERICAL MINING INDUSTRY CLAIMSThe Federal Government has pressed on in the face of industry threats to shelve resource projects over the proposed 40 per cent super tax, insisting mining investment will continue to grow.GREEK AUSTERITY BILL PASSED DESPITE PROTESTSGreece has approved an unprecedented 30 billion euro package of spending cuts and tax hikes, paving the way for a record bailout from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.GREEK CRISIS DRAGS MARKETS DOWNLooks into the economic implications of Britain's hung parliament and the continuing crisis in Greece.CREWS WORK TO PLUG US OIL LEAKCrews have began lowering a dome to cap an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in a bid to avert a major environmental disaster as patches of oil began washing up on land.DEMOCRATS TAKE ON KINGMAKER ROLEDiscusses the state of play in Britain, where the Democrats are in the powerful position of being able to assist either of the major parties to form a coalition government.BURMESE CEASEFIRE UNDER DOUBTBurma's military government appears set to break a 16-year ceasefire and resume hostilities in the world's longest running civil war |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2010-05-07 at 22:40:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: NC |
| Subject |
Armistices.
|
|
Civil war.
|
|
Elections -- Political aspects.
|
|
Environmental disasters.
|
|
Mines and mineral resources -- Taxation.
|
|
Politicians -- Interviews.
|
|
Myanmar.
|
|
Gulf of Mexico.
|
| Form |
Streaming video
|
| Author |
Abbott, Tony, contributor
|
|
Bligh, Anna, contributor
|
|
Bower, Tom, contributor
|
|
Cameron, David, contributor
|
|
Clegg, Nick, contributor
|
|
Costello, Peter, contributor
|
|
Griffiths, Emma, reporter
|
|
Iggulden, Tom, reporter
|
|
Kway Zaw, Aung, contributor
|
|
Long, Stephen, reporter
|
|
Maw, Gun, contributor
|
|
Mothersole, John, contributor
|
|
Napolitano, Janet, contributor
|
|
Parris, Matthew, contributor
|
|
Robert Smith, contributor
|
|
Rudd, Kevin, contributor
|
|
Sales, Leigh, host
|
|
Seng, Naw, contributor
|
|
Stewart, John, reporter
|
|
Swan, Wayne, contributor
|
|
Williams, Philip, reporter
|
|
Young, Alec, contributor
|
|
