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Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... argued in favour of foreign investment in local infrastructure, particularly in water and farming. In an interview with ABC Radio, Minister Emerson said overseas investment could help make Australia the food bowl of Asia and the nation would be well ...

Shorten urges banks to stand by staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... made over $6 billion in profit last year, would be slashing up to 560 jobs as part of cost cutting plans. Shorten told ABC radio the banks shouldn't forget the support given to them by taxpayers at the height of the global financial crisis (GFC). "It ...

Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... forecast of 2.7 and 2.6 percent for 2012 and 2013 respectively," said the report. But Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten told ABC Radio that while it would be "harder" for Australia, the country was in a better position than the rest of its Western counterparts ...

Future Fund posts higher returns, chairman warns of volatility

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... in Europe and the US could take at least 20 years to resolve. He predicted further market shocks ahead. Speaking to ABC Radio, Murray said the crisis had been caused by excessive government and private sector debt in developed countries. "The sorting ...

Re-financing of aged care announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... prices in the sector should continue to be regulated by the government through an independent commission," Mr Butler told ABC radio on Tuesday. Under the recommendations, aged care providers would be obliged to publish easy to understand fee structures. ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Kelly has said she is "clearly worried" about the situation, while Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris told ABC radio on Friday night that the worsening debt crisis could trigger a new credit crisis in financial markets. The concern is that ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... Superannuation System Review who now heads the retirement income products division at Challenger Financial Services, told ABC radio last night that poor investment returns are inhibiting the ability of savers to accumulate capital and inflation is then ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... government reviews provide an opportunity for super to be recast back to its initial objectives. For example, he explained on ABC radio yesterday that co-contributions should apply to compulsory contributions because most people can't afford to make ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... years they've probably already worked for 50 years," John Sutton, president and general secretary of the CMFEU, told ABC Radio this morning. Sharan Burrows, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), said by the time workers reach 65 ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... blasting the decision as unfair. Mike Rafferty from the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre, speaking on ABC Radio's World Today this week said the decision puts a wedge between wealthy people who can retire anytime and poorer people. "For ...