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Labor targets audit committee chair in NAB fallout

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
The federal opposition has called for more heads to roll at National Australia Bank (NAB) as a result of its forex trading fiasco, singling out embattled board member Catherine Walter. Labor financial services spokesman Senator Stephen Conroy said Walter ...

Sherry will keep his job despite super blooper: Latham

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
... retirement incomes and savings spokesman Nick Sherry would keep his job despite bungling a pension plan announcement, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. Senator Sherry this week apologised for an $8 billion mistake in the opposition's pension ...

Labor says we were wrong on super blooper

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... embarrassing bungle in its latest pensions promise and confessed it had no plans to pay retirees an extra $25-a-week. The opposition owned up to the mistake after Treasurer Peter Costello seized on Opposition Leader Mark Latham's definition of the pension ...

ASIC lack of funds behind lack of transparency: Labor

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
Inadequate funding could be behind the corporate watchdog's lack of transparency, Labor said today. Opposition financial services spokesman Stephen Conroy said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision-making processes could ...

Latham lashes super schemes for high-end pollies

... Superannuation schemes for federal MPs, judges and the Governor-General would be closed down under a Labor government, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. The schemes were well outside the community standard and were out-of-date, Mr Latham said. ...

American wheat growers slam FTA

... distortions as practised by export monopolies." But Mr Lee said the US had gained a commitment from Australia to reverse its opposition to the reform of state trading entities in the World Trade Organisation. State trading enterprises usually include ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

... agreement which will wipe out tariffs on 97 per cent of manufactured goods coming into the country almost immediately. But Opposition Leader Mark Latham slammed the deal as bad for farmers and not in Australia's interests. And the ACTU said it was a ...

NAB prompts Labor to take aim at golden handshakes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
... resignation payment of $3.27 million, including a payment in lieu of six months notice, but forgo $1.3 million in shares. Opposition finance spokesman Bob McMullan said a Labor government would crack down on massive corporate payouts by putting limits ...

Labor to crack down on corporate crooks

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
... under reforms endorsed by the ALP national conference today. Labor's economic platform will also clear the way for Opposition Leader Mark Latham to offer across the board tax cuts, including possible cuts to high income earners. Financial services spokesman ...

APRA cracks down on lax regulatory reports

... disqualification under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 2003. The crackdown comes as the government and opposition are locked in debate over other initiatives to improve investor safeguards. The first two instalments of Labor's four-part ...