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Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate, Senator Stephen Conroy, has made a biting criticism of Challenger Financial Services Group's chief executive officer Chris Cuffe's request for a $21.2 million loan from the company. Senator Conroy has asked ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... services as part of a whole government strategy to fight poverty. The top echelon of the Labor Party, including opposition leader Simon Crean, said Australia has one of the highest rates of poverty for any Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ...

Labor proposes stronger corporate disclosure measures

Senator Stephen Conroy, the deputy opposition leader in the senate and the shadow minister for financial services and corporate governance, has said that the self-regulatory approach of the Government is incapable of tackling unbridled corporate greed ...

ALP to unveil retirement incomes policy in November

... incomes policy later this year. Senator Nick Sherry, Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, said opposition leader Simon Crean would unveil the policy at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Annual Conference in Brisbane ...

Crean brings reshuffle to frontbench, Latham promoted to treasury

Later today Opposition Leader Simon Crean is expected to announce the new line up of his frontbench, with Mark Latham promoted to the treasury portfolio and former treasury spokesman Bob McMullan moving to finance. The change puts Mr Latham up against ...

Latham appointed deputy manager of Opposition business

... member for Werriwa, to the position of deputy manager of opposition business in the House of Representatives," Opposition Leader Simon Crean told Parliament. His announcement was met by jeers of derision from Government MPs. Latham has a reputation for ...

Crean reaffirms opposition to Telstra sell-off

Opposition Leader Simon Crean has said that he is committed to ensuring there will be no further Telstra sell-off, following today's statement from the telco giant that it would not slash 4,000 jobs or cut capital spending by up to 20 per cent this ...