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No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... 26.4% return per annum. Not bad 'ey? In closing, I'd like to leave you what I think are the most memorable quotes from the Gillard-KRudd showdown: "I've always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is - and it's me." "Kids, you tried your ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... Whether or not he has the numbers, he will contest for his old job on Monday, hoping to put an "ex-" (hex?) before Julia Gillard's title of Prime Minister. I can't add anymore to an issue that's been sliced, diced and even minced by Australians all since ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... Billiton up 51 cents at $37.16. Uranium miners were higher after Labor's national conference backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plan to remove the party platform's ban on uranium exports to India. Paladin Energy was up 5.5 cents, or 3.3 per cent ...

PM: Labor taking reform road on super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard told attendees at the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) community partnership trust launch in Sydney on Friday that the rise in the SG and abolition of the age cap would change peoples' futures. Pointing ...

Insto tax phase down deferred one year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... financial institutions as announced in the 2010-11 Budget, thanks to the MRRT. As promised in last year's Budget, the Gillard Government said it would phase down the rate of interest withholding tax (IWT) for financial institutions from 2013-14. IWT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... passengers expected to have their travel plans disrupted. Its shares fell half a cent to $1.56, after Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned the government had powers under the Fair Work Act to intervene in the dispute if it began to impact the national ...

Former Treasury Secretary joins NAB Board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... Bank board, the Board of Taxation and the Council of Financial Regulators. Henry is currently an economic adviser for the Gillard government and leading a review of Australia's financial relationship with Asia. The chairman of National Australia Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... Stephen Conroy says keeping politicians out of an inquiry into the media is the right thing to do. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of conspiring with News Ltd to undermine ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... the potential impact of global influences on activity within their own business." Or perhaps, in our case, it's just the Gillard government. Government? What government? Did I say government?

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The Gillard Government has quickly shut down Opposition allegations that it was planning to withdraw funds from the Future Fund, clarifying its actions and criticising the Liberal party's lack of understanding. The Government's predicted revenue from ...