Australian government imposes new spending cuts
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Australian government imposes new spending cuts
By Patrick O’Connor
23 October 2012
The Labor government of Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday announced additional socially-regressive spending cuts in its mid-year budget update, aimed at delivering the fiscal surplus it promised the financial markets and credit ratings agencies in May.