Economy, interest rates to dominate week three (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Story date: 2007-10-28 06:58:02
Added on: 2007-10-28 19:00:21

Week three of the election campaign is set to be dominated by the economy, with the Coalition under increasing pressure over its record on interest rates.


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