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New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... the joint venture arrangement." The MCA being the architect of the 'super profits tax' does not excuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initial difficulty in explaining how the tax restructure would work, but it does highlight that the current political frenzy ...

PM repeats calls to make Australia a fin services hub

At an industry forum yesterday, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks about the next wave of superannuation reforms and the critical role the financial services sector play in the national economy. He said the reforms are the most significant set of reforms ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... for these countries. Economic growth suffers, the equity market suffers, commodity markets suffer (oops there goes Kevin Rudd's 40 per cent Resources Super Profits Tax), then contagion... then everybody suffers. GFC mark II is born. It's so easy to extrapolate ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... response to the Ripoll advice practices review and the increasingly controversial Henry taxation review. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's difficulties in negotiating his hospital reform package, following his failure to implement the CPRS in 2009, suggest ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... changing public policy settings and consumer backlash following the failure of the Copenhagen talks and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ETS legislation only helped to derail the growth of the ESG industry. Mather said that without leadership from investors ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... then, it is too many jobs lost now. The Opposition took 5.2 per cent and shoved it in front of Labour Prime Minister Kevin Rudd' face saying, you're a dud. Your spending has not worked. But consider this, 'The Economist' printed edition dated 14 October ...

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... Assisted, of course, by strong demand from more than a billion Chinese consumers. Just imagine if Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd buckled under Opposition pressure back then? In his 2008 budget reply, ex-Opposition leader Brendan Nelson declared ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Malcolm Turnbull's gutsy brinkmanship in not only challenging his own Party but in his direct challenge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call an election if the Senate fails to pass the amended emissions trading legislation. The result of any double dissolution ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... former treasurer and Prime Minister Paul Keating. An ABC news report yesterday noted Keating criticised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decision to appoint Costello. The report quoted Keating saying the former treasurer squandered 11 years of economic growth ...

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns. In a widely publicised 6000 word manifesto, the Prime Minister has outlined his views of the economy and his plans ...