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Portfolio - Media Releases 2008
Bowen Misleads Public over FuelWatch PDF Print E-mail

November 3, 2008

 

The Rudd Government is misleading the public by blaming the Senate for its failure to get its FuelWatch legislation passed on time, said Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister Luke Hartsuyker today (Monday).
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Hartsuyker Praises Petrol Price Cuts By Independents PDF Print E-mail

October 30, 2008

Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister Luke Hartsuyker today (Thursday) praised the independent retailers in Sydney and Brisbane who cut their petrol prices to less than a dollar a litre in a protest against the big oil companies.  The independents say they are being squeezed out of the market by the bigger companies.  There were similar cuts in Sydney last week.
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Rudd’s Quick Fix on Petrol Misses the Point PDF Print E-mail

September 9, 2008

As bowser prices fail to match the fall in world oil prices, it was becoming increasingly obvious that the Rudd Government’s FuelWatch scheme completely missed the point, said Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, today (Tuesday).

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Rudd fuels inflation with alco-pops tax PDF Print E-mail

July 23, 2008

The latest inflation figures show that the Rudd Government is doing nothing to help hard-pressed Australians deal with cost of living pressures and is just making things worse, the Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs, Luke Hartsuyker, said today (Wednesday).

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Government Must Come Clean on FuelWatch, Says Hartsuyker PDF Print E-mail

July 15, 2008

The Rudd Government must come clean and release the full analysis of the FuelWatch scheme following a second critical study, said the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Luke Hartsuyker, today (Tuesday).
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No fuel discounts under Kevin Rudd’s FuelWatch scheme PDF Print E-mail

July 4, 2008

Australian motorists will be denied the substantial fuel discounts currently being offered by some service stations if Kevin Rudd’s FuelWatch scheme is introduced, Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs, Luke Hartsuyker, said today.

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Poor Federal representation could spell the end of Permo-Drive’s innovative fuel conservation system PDF Print E-mail

June 30, 2008

Rudd Government arrogance and poor representation from Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, were the fundamental reasons for Permo-Drive’s inability to access funds from the Australian Government, Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs, Luke Hartsuyker, said today.

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Rudd’s Petrol Plea Another Sign of Desperation, Says Hartsuyker PDF Print E-mail

June 10, 2008

Kevin Rudd’s plea to oil-producing nations to increase production to stave off further petrol price increases is another sign of his desperation, the Shadow Minister for Business Development, Independent Contractors and Consumer Affairs, Luke Hartsuyker, said today (Tuesday).
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Labor’s Supermarket Plans Won’t Save Consumers A Cent, Says Hartsuyker PDF Print E-mail

April 23, 2008

Plans by the Rudd Government to cut grocery prices by making it easier for foreign supermarket chains to set up shop won’t save the consumer a cent, the Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, said today (Wednesday).
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