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Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Opposition leader Bill Shorten is rejecting claims Treasurer Scott Morrison's 2017-18 Budget is anything like a 'Labor Budget.' Shorten went on Twitter to say the Coalition's budget is "out of touch", as a Labor Budget wouldn't slash school funding ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... common purpose. The organisations both hold board membership at AustralianSuper. Willox agreed with Labor leader Bill Shorten that industry super funds need to carry their case better than they have in the past when the system is coming under attack. ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... next week, following opposition plans to amend some of the biggest changes to super in a decade. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants the $500,000 lifetime cap on non-concessional super contributions to apply from Budget night 2016 (May 3), not 2007 ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten used his budget reply speech last night to label the government's superannuation changes as "retrospective" and reaffirm Labor's election policy on the $2 trillion industry. On Tuesday the government announced ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended industry regulators in the wake of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said ...

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... she continued, superannuation is not "a golden egg that people can raid during times of tax reform." Labor leader Bill Shorten also commented on the issue during the parliamentary session and said: "Labor's been talking about reining in the excessively ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... opposition's superannuation tax proposals and hinted it will become an election issue. Turnbull said in parliament that Bill Shorten was right in saying there are substantial tax concessions associated with superannuation. "All of this is connected with ...

Super to fund Aussie infrastructure: Shorten

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten has made it no secret he will look to Australia's superannuation industry to unlock billions in capital investment for key infrastructure projects. Unveiling Labor's infrastructure plans at a Queensland Media Club ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... Shadow Ministry with the portfolios of financial services and superannuation, sport and assisting opposition leader Bill Shorten on small business.

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... ensuring good retirement incomes." The event was also addressed by federal Treasurer Joe Hockey, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens.