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Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... commissioner Jeremy Cooper to better understand the specific financial literacy needs of Indigenous communities. "The Rudd Government wants to develop an understanding of the specific and differing needs of the Indigenous communities of Far North Queensland ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... their Christmas all the more special and also do their bit to support the economy and jobs as well," Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said last night. Regardless of what critics say about the detail of the proposal, the big opportunity is that transforming ...

Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... their Christmas all the more special and also do their bit to support the economy and jobs as well," Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said last night. Regardless of what critics say about the detail of the proposal, the big opportunity is that transforming ...

You earn, I spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... to the price of risk-free government bonds. The other argument is more apropos to the current predicament the Rudd Government finds itself in as a result of the global financial crisis. That is, closing the bond market will make it harder for the government ...

Sisyphian challenge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... Likewise, the government will allow tax deductions for purchases of fixed assets such as machinery to stimulate investment. Mr. Rudd please take note. With all hands on deck and the private sector debt mountain being forced to shrink by the global recession ...

Mortgage funds' phantom lifeline

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
The Rudd government's plan to shore up confidence in mortgage funds is a political master stroke because while it sounds terrific, it commits the government to nothing, will take months to have any impact and won't put dollars on the tables of retirees ...

I'll have what she's having

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... money away from them and into banks and institutions with the US Treasury's imprimatur. Sounds like the fiasco the Rudd government created with its bank guarantee and its after-effect on mortgage funds doesn't it? It does not stop there. Other institutions ...

GRI sets up Australian base

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... The Australian Federal Government, through Treasury, already pledged $2 million to St James Ethics Centre. "The Rudd Government this year provided funding of $2 million to support the St James Ethics Centre which will support this important international ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... to follow Wall Street's overnight lead despite yesterday's announcement of a A$10.4 billion fiscal boost by Prime Minister Rudd, aimed to 'deal with tough times.' The bulk of the package will be used to give a one-off bonus payment to pensioners and ...

Govt overhauls consumer credit regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
The Rudd Government is set to introduce radical reforms in consumer credit, including a national licensing regime for all credit providers such as mortgage brokers and new rules on margin lending and reverse mortgages. Today the Government said it will ...