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Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
In May, Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on his promise to be an 'infrastructure prime minister', dedicating billions of dollars to infrastructure development in the budget. But is this enough to get the bulldozers bulldozing? James Fernyhough takes ...

Super advocates urge caution on age access

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... Hockey has hinted the government could change the age at which people could access their super, but Prime Minister Tony Abbott quickly moved to rule out making changes any time soon. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes ...

Treasurer signals major superannuation shake up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... superannuation tax subsidies operate reinforce how in changing the age pension entitlement rules and its indexing arrangements the Abbott government is attempting to reboot how superannuation and the age pension interacts with a view to promoting a culture ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... consumer confidence in an economy that is doing better than most of its counterparts. "Australia's first budget under Tony Abbott was either brave or foolhardy," BBC Sydney correspondent Jon Donnison wrote following Treasurer Joe Hockey's budget speech ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... infrastructure and the deficit look likely to take prominent position in tonight's budget, described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as bringing "pain with purpose." However, superannuation and financial services are expected to get off fairly lightly. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... to $35.175 and National Australia Bank had added 32 cents to $34.50. Mr Keenan said investors were keenly awaiting the Abbott government's first budget, due out on Tuesday night, however negative budget talk had already been priced into the market. He ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on the eve of the release of the Abbott government's first budget. At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 14.1 points, or 0.26 per cent, higher at 5,474.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... continue to build the accumulations between 60 and 80." Keating also said that part of cause of this pressure - as the Abbott government is now finding out as it prepares for its first budget - is that tax changes introduced by former Prime Minister ...