AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2009
Fed: Package to get parliamentary approval =4
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, who negotiated a separate deal on the stimulus
package with the government, described Senator Xenophon's announcement as "a splendid
outcome".
"The opposition must be wondering how it missed the bus," he told the Senate promoting
jeers from coalition senators.
Family First senator Steve Fielding also announced he had won support from the government
for a $200 million pilot program for his jobs-building plan for local communities.
The plan will offer grants of up to $2 million in grassroots projects.
"It's a start," he said, referring to his earlier demand for $4 billion.
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