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Mining may halt but football endures

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... per cent of the Murray Darling inflows. These revelations have come to light only a month after The Prime Minister John Howard put Murray Darling irrigation farmers on notice as they might be refused their next water allocation. As farmers struggle to ...

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... small states. This also means that while the Government needs to reclaim some ground in NSW and Victoria and re-affirm the Howard Battlers in the urban fringe, hence many of the already "leaked" teasers, the election will really be won or lost in the ...

Inflation could still rain on the parade

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... financial and automotive sectors, it's received a $12 billion shot in the arm. This is set to continue with customers like the Howard government due to increase their advertising spend to $100 million leading up to the next election. The share market ...

Rate rise spectre saps consumer confidence

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... for landlords to run at a loss, it might explain why rents haven't completely gone through the roof. Prime Minister John Howard remains upbeat and says Australia's unemployment levels can be kept "for years" at their current 30-year lows. That's good ...

ALP Govt will boost personal contributions: Swan

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
... a 15 per cent tax on superannuation payouts [after recent union calls it be reimposed], only recently abolished by the Howard Government."

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... remoteness from markets and the pattern of demographic settlement. The Nationals have put pressure on Prime Minister John Howard's $10 billion water rescue plan saying that they wish to limit the buy-back of irrigation licences and limit environmental ...

...while Dutton says Labor is missing the MIS point

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... Industries Spokesman Senator Kerry O'Brien and Bowen have nonetheless criticised the ATO decision. "The changes announced by the Howard Government to the tax treatment of non-forestry managed investment schemes without proper consultation with industry ...

INVESCO boosts insto team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... institutional client relationships to work closely with recently appointed head of institutional sales, Peter McClelland. Juliana Howard was appointed to the role of head of institutional client relationships. Chief executive officer, Mick O'Brien, said ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
... or expand operations in Australia. Labor has considered lifting the existing rate from 125 per cent to 150 per cent, the Howard government offers as much as 175 per cent for the labour component once a three year record has been established.

Mortgage funds not justifying fees: Aviva

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... long period," remarked Stuart. Aviva awarded a four star rating to mortgage funds from Australian Unity, AXA, Challenger Howard and Perpetual.