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Today In Parliament 21.07.10

By: Tom Frewen
Published: Wed 21 Jul 2010 04:51 PM
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 21.07.10
Tom Frewen: Opposition leader, Phil Goff, continues to hound Prime Minister, John Key, and his Energy Resources minister, Gerry Brownlee, over the abandoned mining policy. Rahui Katene takes Peter Dunne to task over exempting fresh food from GST but her bill languishes at nine nine on the members' order paper. Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia briefs the Social Services Select Committee on the delivery approach of Whanau Ora.
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