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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... Act to intervene in the dispute if it began to impact the national economy or health and safety, a move the federal opposition said it would support. Mr Daghlian said Qantas shares had shed about 40 per cent in 2011, worse than the broader market, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... the media is the right thing to do. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of conspiring with News Ltd to undermine the carbon tax. BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 73 cents, or two per ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) opens its three-day convention, with addresses by Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott and Sundance Resources' chairman George Jones. On Tuesday, the Australian share market fell more than one ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... notwithstanding underinsurance is a major issue that has long unified all sectors of wealth management in Australia. The Federal Opposition has criticised the government for penalising high income earners, but Michael Moore said these criticisms are ...

AIRC sets more default super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... many as 12 funds, as in the case of the building industry. The AIRC announcements have been criticised by the Federal Opposition for not outlining the basis on which the default funds were chosen. "Again default funds have been written into 'modern' ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...

Merry Christmas retailers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... Australian retail sales figures have swung the pendulum in favour of Kevin 07 and his fiscal stimulus package. The Federal Opposition has been making noises ever since the A$42 billion was first announced. It threatened to block the passage of the legislation ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... collapse in the US dollar. Meanwhile, Australia's energy minister Martin Ferguson was yesterday lambasted by the Federal Opposition for not pressuring OPEC at the Jeddah oil summit to lift production supply. But since Australia accounts for less than ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... arguing the reasons for public policy. The Sydney Morning Herald is today reporting how Henry has slammed the Federal Opposition for announcing it will block increased transport taxes on the trucking industry. Given that low trucking taxes are one of ...

Further regulation not needed: Nelson

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Federal Opposition leader Brendan Nelson said there is no need for further regulation on the stock market and non-bank lenders following Tricom and Opes Prime's problems. Speaking at a Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) luncheon, Nelson ...