Markets Will Punish A Soft Budget

JOHN Howard's line that the Keating Government has given the country just five minutes of economic sunshine before the clouds roll back has hit a hyper-sensitive electoral nerve. Fear of further interest rate rises in Canberra's mortgage belt is seen as a major if not the major contributing

Mortgage Belt Puts Govt In A Dilemma

JOHN HOWARD'S line that the Keating Government has given the country just five minutes of economic sunshine before the clouds roll back has hit a hypersensitive electoral nerve. Fear of further interest rate rises in Canberra's mortgage belt is seen as being a major - if not the major - contribut