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Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... 'haranguing' Australians about working until they are 70. "I have spent my adult life representing the people who do the real heavy lifting: tradespeople, labourers, cleaners, nurses and other Australians who make a living with skilled hands and strong ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... resources represent about ten per cent of our economy but two per cent of our employment. It has, however, done much of the heavy lifting over the decade. So now we need to fire up the rest of the economy. Tonight, I am announcing a package of measures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... 0.14 per cent, to 1,875.63, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite lost 16.18 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,051.50. Trade was heavy in Twitter, which rebounded 3.7 per cent after two days of sharp selling sparked by the end of a blackout period for pre-IPO ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... three cents higher at $4.91. The company has flagged up to 480 workers could lose their jobs as part of a restructure of its heavy maintenance operations in Queensland. Media group Fairfax's shares were flat at $1 as staff go on strike against fresh ...

PROFILE: Actuaries Institute CEO David Bell

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Ghana in the early sixties. He spent his first few years in Nigeria, where his British father worked for a company that sold heavy switch gear. But following Nigeria's independence in the early 60s, a civil war ensued that made it too dangerous to remain ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... that, "Given the near-term uncertainties in the rebalancing of the economy away from investment in the resource sector, heavy front loading of fiscal consolidation should be avoided." Governor Glen - as with us, Australians all - must be sweating at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... Ukraine, fighting intensified between government forces and pro-Moscow secessionists, with Ukraine's military suffering heavy casualties and Russia warning the violence was putting peace in Europe in peril. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve ...

CommInsure launches tailored SMSF insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... will not be able to claim income replacement if they are not in gainful employment when their injury occurs. By doing the heavy-lifting in the compliance area, CommInsure hopes to access a market that is so-far untouched. According to Scott, only 13% ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of key US jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,447. Locally in economic news on Friday ...