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Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the family home will never be included in the Age Pension means test under a Coalition government. At the same time, a raft of pension reforms potentially saving $2.4 billion in the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 0651 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,631. Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... while Santos had gained seven cents to $8.00 despite suffering a 24 per cent plunge in quarterly sales revenue. Whitehaven Coal was up 3.5 cents at $1.575 after increasing its full year production target by 200,000 tonnes after a boost in March quarter ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... December quarter's residential land report is expected. In equities news, Fortescue Metals, Iluka Resources and Whitehaven Coal release quarter production reports, while Woodside Petroleum and Rio Tinto have annual general meetings. In Australia, the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a fluctuating night on Wall Street where a rebound in tech stocks offset a transport industry, including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... outdoor equipment retailer swung to a first half net loss of $1.75 million amid weak discretionary spending. And New Hope Coal was two cents higher at $2.50 after the Queensland resources group slumped to a $23.1 million first half net loss due to write-downs ...

FPA asks for tax deductible advice in budget submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
Financial planning fees should be tax deductible to give Australians more incentives to seek advice, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said in its submission for the 2015/2016 Federal Budget. "It is up to policy makers and associations such as ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... five years, with the news threatening to end 12 consecutive sessions of gains on the local market. Weaker Chinese demand for coal and iron ore was denting mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway ...

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who faces a leadership spill vote on Tuesday. In a doorstop interview with the nation's media, the Federal Member for Kooyong stood up to immense media pressure ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... ahead is based on a "return to the old normal". On a five-year-trend growth forecast of the country's top exports, he said coal will fall down the list (-3.7% growth) while business travel and financial services - while coming from a small base - will ...