PM admits breaking rates promise

Story date: 2007-10-26 02:41:00
Added on: 2007-10-27 02:00:19

News.com.au - The "broken promise" had cost first home buyers on an average $240,000 mortgage about $200 a month, he said. "What Mr Howard is saying is that his promise at the last election on interest rates lasted only two nights, and therefore from his point of ...


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