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Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... headlines tell what happened thereafter: "UK beaches packed on year's hottest day after easing of coronavirus measures" (abc.net.au, May 21) "Lockdown? What Lockdown? Heat Wave Brings Britons Out in Droves" (New York Times, June 26) "European heatwave ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... they have to be considered in the balance of all the other things the government is doing in this space." Speaking to the ABC, Senator Hume said she is "ambivalent" on the issue and acknowledged the government faces a hard task in explaining to Australians ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... clicks on the article or ad, they are often sent to a 'mirror site' - a fake version of a legitimate news site such as ABC News." The fake trading website will also typically reference margin FX trading or contracts for difference (CFDs), ASIC ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... people as media assets became distressed, as the increasing concentration and lack of diversity became more obvious, as the ABC budget was cut; it just became a bigger issue in my mind," McKinnon said. "I had actually looked at some other media assets ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... recently, and one that's brought closer to home by rising cases (mostly) in Victoria and New South Wales. According to the ABC : "The biggest rise in new cases has come from Victoria. The state yesterday recorded 18 new coronavirus cases, which Premier ...

Super funds need to act like banks: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... funds to invest in failing businesses, like Virgin Australia, to help sustain them during the COVID-19 crisis. Speaking on the ABC, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said industry super funds should be doing what they can to support businesses to ensure ...

Super funds face penalties over early release failures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... with the Australian Tax Office to access their super early in just three days. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann was asked on ABC News Breakfast whether he was worried that 360,000 people were already trying to access their super. "No, it doesn't worry ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Uh, scary! But what's in a word? According to the ABC : "An outbreak is a sudden rise in cases of a disease in a particular place. An epidemic is a large outbreak. A pandemic means ...

AMP remediation processes questionable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... members into new AMP superannuation accounts opened without customers' knowledge or consent. Following a report by the ABC, AMP has confirmed it is depositing refunds owed to former customers into AMP Eligible Rollover Fund accounts opened in their ...

Industry veteran arrested

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... both firms. In a statement, NSW Police said an investigation into an 82 year old Point Piper resident began in August. The ABC reported that Brierley was attempting to board a flight to Fiji at the time of his arrest and that the conditions of his bail ...