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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

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... the proposed freeze means the measures announced earlier this year, but not yet legislated, will go ahead as planned if the Rudd Government were to be re-elected," Vamos said. "Let's not forget that the industry is currently in the process of implementing ...

Labor promises five-year freeze on super tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... super, increased concessional caps and the tax cut for workers earning up to $37,000 will not be ripped away," Bowen said. A Rudd Government would also bring forward legislation to establish the Super Council, and would include the five-year moratorium ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... the light of day if, or when, KRudd beats Tony Abbott at the coming elections (whenever that may be). I wonder what else K Rudd has up his sleeves? And this is the point, until the elections are held and a new government is elected to provide policy ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... he sees that "there is a transition to manage". "It is what Hawke and Keating did in the 1980s and 1990s, it is what the Rudd government did in the global financial crisis more successfully than any other advanced economy." Can't wait for my handouts. ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new cabinet yesterday, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...