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Australia back in the black

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... black after 12 years, as the Treasurer estimates a surplus of $7.1 billion or 0.4% of the GDP for 2019-20. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Government will put the surplus towards getting rid of the net Commonwealth debt in the next decade. ...

Infrastructure gets $100 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Package and an additional $1 billion for the next phase of the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative," Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. New South Wales will get $7.3 billion in new projects including the Western Sydney rail link ($3.5 billion) ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ignited mixed reactions on social media when he handed down the 2019-20 Budget tonight. Here's what Twitter accounts had to say. The Liberals boasted achieving a Budget surplus - the first in over a decade. #BREAKING ...

Frydenberg makes big promises for small business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a fast tracking of lower taxes for 3.4 million small and medium sized businesses, employing 7.1 million workers. The Treasurer said the Government will cut taxes for all business with an annual aggregated turnover ...

Treasurer courts retirees with new superannuation measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled new superannuation measures on the eve of releasing the 2019-20 Budget in a bid to win over retirees. Frydenberg announced yesterday that 65 and 66-year-olds will be able to make voluntary superannuation contributions ...

Treasury proposes standardised default insurance definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Hayne's push to have standardised terms and definitions for group insurance is open for consultation until April 26. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is taking recommendation 4.13 from the Royal Commission's final report further by determining the cost and ...

Frydenberg takes action on banning grandfathered commissions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... benefits from previously grandfathered conflicted remuneration remaining in contracts after 1 January 2021. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defined conflicted remuneration as the payment of a benefit to a financial adviser that incentivises them to ...

Regulators receive pre-Budget funding boost

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Government is committing an extra half a billion dollars to Australia's financial services regulators. Over the weekend, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced an extra $550 million would be dedicated to ASIC and APRA in the upcoming Federal Budget, boosting ...

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... consultation paper addressing this point from Hayne's report, outlining further regulatory power for ASIC. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement: "This is another step forward as part of the government's continued action on all 76 recommendations ...

Zero tolerance approach to poor culture needed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... video link, took a simplistic yet tough approach to solving the culture crises exposed by the Royal Commission. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appointed Samuel in February to lead a capability review into APRA in response to the Royal Commission's final ...