Tim Costello
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It's clearly morally wrong to target a particular cultural group that traditionally want luck at this time of year. If it doesn't contravene any laws, then those laws are too weak. The fact is that state governments are the biggest gambling addicts around - state Treasury is addicted to the revenue so it's only public pressure that can change the rules on these inducements.
The public lost, and Packer and the pokies lobby won ... I know this power. This power is extraordinary.More quotes »
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Tuberculosis fight facing funding challenge
population, is caused by mycobacteria that usually attacks the lungs. World Vision Australia's chief executive officer, Tim Costello, has just completed a trip to Papua New Guinea, where a lack of education about TB has seen the rise of drug-resistant strains. from ABC (Australia) Online Read more »
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Costello report not pretty: Qld premier
in the Costello report. The much-awaited 1000-page report into the state's finances, headed by former federal treasurer Tim Costello, will be tabled in parliament next week along with the government's response. "It's not a pretty picture," Premier Campbell from The Daily Telegraph Read more »
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Campaign Spotlight: There’s No Place Like a New Home, Ads Assert
decimated during the financial crisis. “This was born out of the housing collapse” that followed the crisis, says Tim Costello, chairman and chief executive of Builder Homesite, as the percentage of newly built homes out of the total number of houses sold from The New York Times Read more »
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Online Discussion with World Vision’s Tim Costello – Human Rights and World Religions
Right Now in an interactive online discussion with World Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello on Tuesday 19 February 2013, from 12.00 to 1.00 pm. Tim will be online to respond to your comments and questions in the ‘comments’ section of his article below. Tim from Humanitarian News Read more »
