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ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... increase to 12% optional. The story was based off information from an anonymous source, but Liberal MP Tim Wilson took to Twitter to anticipate any backlash the idea might receive. "Just wait for the shrill outrage that workers dare keep more of their ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... programming interfaces (API) that would allow the developers' apps to interface with Facebook. "For example, in 2013, Twitter launched the app Vine, which allowed users to shoot and share short video segments. In response, according to the complaint ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... increase Albanese replied categorically, no. Shadow finance minister Stephen Jones also had some criticisms. He took to Twitter to question the manner in which the government released the report - with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg fronting a press conference ...

Dorsey holds reigns at Twitter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has held onto his position after Elliot Management corporation raised concerns about his leadership earlier in the year. In a filing to the SEC, Twitter said an independent committee, in cooperation with Elliott Management ...

ASIC chair steps aside pending pay review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... second-best-paid commissioner at $604,106, followed by John Price at $582,3094 and Danielle Press with $575,724. Taking to Twitter, Senator Andrew Bragg said it's time for a clean out at the regulator. "Too many commissioners. It's unclear who ...

Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... are one of the hardest hit from the pandemic, while the effects of climate change were also ignored. She also took to Twitter to criticise "more subsidies for the gas lobby." "More money to give approvals to new mining projects and big developers. Yet ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... spoken out against the Morrison government's federal budget, saying it has failed to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the good times, and in the bad times. Australians need jobs ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... substantially lessening competition and misuse of market power. While the law firm has filed against Facebook and Google, Twitter is also included in its proposed class action. JPB Liberty says the three web giants control a very large percentage of ...

It's your money: Hume calls out Keating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... Minister Paul Keating over his criticism of the government's Early Release of Super scheme, calling him elitist. Taking to Twitter, Hume implied the former Prime Minister was part of an elite upper-echelon of society and therefore wouldn't understand ...

ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... now being extended by the government for a further three months," Jones said. After sending the letter, Jones took to Twitter to explain his decision to refer the matter to the Auditor-General. "I've asked the Australian National Audit Office to investigate ...