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Labor tipped to cut MPs super perks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
MPs and senators could lose their right to retire on $51,000 a year under a Labor plan to bring pollies' super into line with the rest of the community. Labor is finalising its review of superannuation and is expected to change the scheme for parliamentarians ...

Coonan responds to Labor super initiatives

... safety and accountability in his policy release last week, Senator Coonan said she expected the full support of Labor senators. The government would also rely on competition to place downward pressure on fees, and which would also encourage investors ...

ALP to lift veil on super strategy

... introduction of the co-contributions and the cuts in the surcharge, but was forced to rely on the support of independent Senators after the Democrats later reneged over a same-sex clause introduced by the ALP.

Government Telstra sale blocked by Senate

... Williams said he expects the Telstra sale bill to remain largely unchanged when it returns to the Senate next year. Some senators have indicated they may be open to compromise if the Government uses part of the estimated $30 billion sale for the environment ...

Government's latest super bills face criticism from opposition

... co-contribution which all sides of politics agree is a worthy one," said Senator Coonan. "I thank all of the independent senators for their support in getting through these important pieces of legislation." The opposition Labor Party has severely criticised ...

Low income earners can boost retirement nest eggs: super funds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
... more in their pension funds if they took advantage of new superannuation rules, super funds said yesterday. Independent senators last night backed the government reforms following a stalemate with the Australian Democrats, who wanted the laws changed ...

Government scores superannuation hat trick: Coonan

... achieved by the amended regulations." Senator Coonan concluded by calling on the ALP, Australian Greens and the independent senators to also support these necessary reforms. Later today, amended portability regulations will be gazetted that will allow ...

IFSA and ASFA appeal to Government to reduce super contributions tax

... savings shortfall. "While talk of personal tax cuts in the wake of the surplus is understandable, we urge Members and Senators of all political persuasions to give careful consideration to tax relief for retirement savings, and to think longer term," ...

Senate Super Committee calls for rewrite of government portability regulations

... of the government in a range of technical areas. Labor will move to disallow the regulations." He also said that Labor senators' additional comments in the report called for automatic consolidation or rollover of inactive account into a member's last ...

Independent introduces bill to cut MP's super perks

... against extraordinarily generous parliamentary perks, introduced a private members bill that would allow individual MPs and senators to opt out of their lucrative compulsory scheme. Parliamentarians who choose a mainstream superannuation scheme would ...