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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... take high-speed broadband to Australians living in the bush. Prime Minister John Howard and Communications Minister Helen Coonan today announced that the Optus-Elders joint venture had been chosen to take broadband to rural and remote areas of the nation. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... Performance of Construction Index (PCI) for May will be released today. In other news, Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan will address a lunch of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia - the topic being the future of telecommunications ...

Watchdogs to recruit trustees for data collection

... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In June 2004, the then Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan stated that one of the two watchdogs would monitor and report on super fees and charges for five years to assess the ...

Senate passes changes to super payments reporting

... amendment to allow businesses to satisfy reporting requirements through a payslip or letter but this was also defeated. Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, and previously Assistant Treasurer when the legislation ...

Coonan confident on Telstra sale

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2004
... coalition partners did not appear to be all that great when it came to the full sale of Telstra, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said today. Senator Coonan said a thorough investigation of the government's commitment to rural and regional Australia ...

Coonan warns against retrospective super legislation

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2004
Federal Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan said on Monday she sympathised with people locked into superannuation policies by high exit fees, but warned it would be difficult to legislate retrospectively to address the situation. Senator Coonan\'s comments ...

Safer superannuation savings: Coonan

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... superannuation savings from theft or fraud and is designed to make savings for retirement more attractive. Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan said to date superannuation fund losses resulting from theft or fraudulent conduct was a small percentage of total ...

Matched super scheme available to 1 million more Aussies

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
... teenagers with casual jobs would benefit from changes to superannuation, the federal government said. Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan said up to one million more Australians would now be eligible to receive matched superannuation contributions from ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan has announced a government taskforce to develop a national plan to tackle financial illiteracy among consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and ...

Super co-contribution draft regulations released to public

... earners measure have been released for public comment, the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan has announced. "The Government wants the framework for the matched co-contribution for low income earners in place as soon as ...