Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s speech is available to read here, or to watch here.
The Government’s summary of the measures announced in the Budget is available here.
Australia 21 New Zealand 50
New Zealand demolished world champions Australia by a record margin in their Tri-Nations clash at Telstra Stadium here on Saturday night.
The All Blacks asserted their southern hemisphere dominance with a seven-try blitz, the same number of tries they scored a week ago when they overwhelmed South Africa 52-16.
Electric All Black winger Joe Rokocoko ran in a hat-trick of touchdowns - while the Aussies could muster only three tries, two of them late in the match which was watched by 82,000 spectators.
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