Gillard, Abbott ready to give Independents access to costings.

Press Trust of IndiaMELBOURNE, 27 AUG: The three Independent MPs who hold the balance of power in Australia will be getting access to the Treasury's cost analysis of both the Labor and Coalition's election promises, a key demand they had raised before offering support to either of the two main political parties. A deal was reached between Premier Ms Julia Gillard and the Opposition Coalition over the issue, after Conservative leader Mr Tony Abbott secured an assurance that the secret documents will be withheld from the caretaker government. The Independent lawmakers had demanded that they be allowed to see the policy costings of both the parties who are wooing them for support in …