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Labor fires another broadside in continuing tirade on Government super policies

The opposition Labor party has claimed that the Liberals' super package announced on Sunday 7 September has a $250 million funding hole. The shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, Senator Nick Sherry, in his continuing tirade against the ...

Labor endorses ACCC decision

The federal opposition today said it had no quarrel with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) decision to veto an alliance between Qantas and Air New Zealand. The ACCC today ruled against the planned alliance and said it was anti-competitive. ...

Mixed response to government, Democrat deal on super

... reduction in the superannuation surcharge. But the response to the agreement predictably has been mixed, with the federal opposition slamming it as "unfair", while at least one industry group has described it as "the most significant breakthrough in ...

ALP to unveil retirement incomes policy in November

... blocking key aspects of the government's superannuation reform program in the last sitting of Parliament, the Federal Opposition today announced it would release a substantial portion of its own retirement incomes policy later this year. Senator Nick ...

Costello defends ASIC chief after tax scandal claims

... has always been warmly endorsed," Mr Costello said. "And warmly endorsed as recently as two days ago, by the federal opposition." Mr Costello said that Mr Collie should face the full weight of the law if he had been involved in tax avoidance. "But what ...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

The shadow minister for retirement incomes, savings and consumer affairs - Senator Nick Sherry, has said that the gazetted regulations which allow so-called portability in superannuation are phoney and unsafe. In an announcement made today he said that ...

Australian banks jostle for pole position in NBNZ race

... hands. Both ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank have the smallest interests in New Zealand, which means they may face less opposition from regulatory authorities in NZ. Westpac, however, could come under closer attention from the NZ Commerce Commission if ...

Crean brings reshuffle to frontbench, Latham promoted to treasury

Later today Opposition Leader Simon Crean is expected to announce the new line up of his frontbench, with Mark Latham promoted to the treasury portfolio and former treasury spokesman Bob McMullan moving to finance. The change puts Mr Latham up against ...

ACCC chairman Allan Fels steps down today

... the competition watchdog. "I didn't expect to survive in the job so long, because from the start there was a lot of opposition to my appointment from many big business CEOs," he said. Professor Fels was confident his successor Graeme Samuel would do ...

ALP offers no suitable alternative on super bill: Coonan

... bill, Labor has no alternative or coherent policy on retirement incomes. "Hardest hit by the Labor Party's mindless opposition will be people putting as much money as possible into superannuation in the last years of their working lives to maximise their ...