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Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... make political donations." The spokesperson went on to say: "The FSC donates on a 50/50 basis to the ALP [Australian Labor Party] and the Liberal/National Coalition." The Treasurer's office also declined to respond to the question, "Does the Treasurer ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... his involvement in an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into his and others involvement in the Australian Water Holdings (AWH) scandal.

Labor hopes to disallow FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... legislation and regulation could potentially create a great deal of confusion. "We face the very real prospect of the Australian financial services sector having to deal in a short period of time with three regulatory regimes: the regulations that take ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... during the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into his involvement with the Eddie Obeid-linked Australian Water Holdings (AWH). Sinodinos is set to go before the Commission to provide explanation for the potential for him to gain ...

Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... served as Senior Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and was National President of the Australian Labor Party. In 2010 Greg Sword was recognised as a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service and leadership in the union movement ...

In praise of the gloom and doomers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... improving competition, transparency and corporate governance. Hewson would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in light of a Senate Committee inquiry into the regulator's performance in ...

Under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... hearts are heavy across the nation tonight and as your PM and as your parliamentary leader of the great Australian Labor Party I accept responsibility. I gave it my all but it was not enough for us to win." Yes Virginia, right through to the end Rudd ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... billion of it...over the next four years! Har har Harry har har.A Is this Smokin Joe's smokin' gun?A The one he kept Australian voters in suspense for over the past five weeks?A A A$6 billion smaller deficit than Labor's.A If my calculations are correct ...