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Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
It's a wonderful set of numbers. Well...errr, it depends.A It depends whether you're an Abbott supporter or anti-Rudd crusader.A Whoops!A That means the same thing. Nah! That's not a Freudian slip.A I'm still deciding whether to go with the Australian ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... straight month in August - points to still subdued overall economic growth in the third quarter.A That is unless Abbott or Rudd produced a miraculous confidence boost. Else, low interest rates and further cuts would work on the economy just as they did ...

Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Bowen and shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann. "An important priority for a re-elected Rudd Labor Government will be to ensure that legislation to enshrine the term financial planner is passed through the parliament ...

Rudd promises to expand Super Clearing House

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said he will extend the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House service to businesses with fewer than 100 employees if he is re-elected. Currently the service is only open to businesses with 19 or fewer employees. ...

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... economy that increasingly gravitates towards Asia. As an anecdote, Pollack explained that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks "extraordinary" Chinese, an ability that "gives him a degree of entrA(C)e into China that most world leaders don't have. ...

Who do you trust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... responsible for the Trio Fraud to justice," he said. Matters also noted that the VOFF "has no longer any confidence on the Rudd government to effectively tackle the problem" after it tried to meet Treasurer Chris Bowen and received no response. The VOFF ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... employment figures for July on Thursday would be key events for the market during the week. Mr Daghlian said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement on Sunday that a federal election would be held on September 7 was unlikely to influence the market. ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... one-sided election. Then the dramatic leadership spill ousting Julia Gillard from power paved the way for a dogged Kevin Rudd to build support. Ahead of the September 7 election, most polls are pitching the election at roughly 50/50, the big question ...

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013