CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
Steve Austin:
Fiveminutes past 10, broadcasting live from the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre at Browns Plains. Well if you open- so I went to the local newsagent there at Grand Plaza and grabbed 3 newspapers. The Financial Review, The Australian and The Courier Mail, and let me read you the headlines in different of the pages. First of all, the Fin Review says 'Queensland faces credit rating downgrade, amid budget feud'. The Aus says, 'states furious at stamp duty hit', and the Courier says, 'stamped out'. Three newspapers all detailing what the state of Queensland and the Treasurer of Queensland, David Janetzki, is apparently trying to lay at the feet of ...