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Australia imposes further sanctions on Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... from Russia and Belarus. Together with the existing measures, this is the largest imposition of sanctions against any one country made by Australia to date. Imports of oil and other energy products from Russia will also be prohibited from April 25. Australia ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... investments by 2030, including offshore wind, gigabit broadband and hydrogen hub projects. Macquarie already backs half of the country's existing offshore wind capacity, the government noted. Lendlease has committed $9.65 billion to regeneration projects ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... Climate change is here and its consequences are devastating. Yet on all of these issues, on every challenge facing our country - instead of this decade-old government being part of the solution - they are part of the problem." He accused the government ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... a low-carbon future. JZRO typically holds between 25 to 50 companies diversified by sector, market capitalisation and country. "At Janus Henderson Investors Australia, we are committed to expanding and extending our product offering to meet the growing ...

COVID not only health issue on Budget radar

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... to MRI scanning available through Medicare as well as the construction of specialist treatment centers throughout the country. The endometriosis funding is part of a portion of new funding ($330 million in total) dedicated towards the National Women's ...

Cash bonus and fuel excise cut

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government expects petrol prices to have softened. The cut is anticipated to flow through to petrol prices around the country in the coming weeks, so drivers will have to wait to find out what the exact price impact at the pump will be. And the ACCC ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... infrastructure - touting a $12 billion road spend in the coming year. With cost of living pressures being felt around the country, Frydenberg announced a $420 cost of living tax offset for more low-and-middle income earners, which the government estimates ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... is earmarked for investment in roads and infrastructure. It's also the only kind of de-facto carbon tax we have in this country," Holden explains. "However, in theory you could have a petrol excise that averaged at about 44 cents but ranges between - ...

More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... compulsory nature of the system." Respondents included six focus groups of Australians aged 25-69 in electorates across the country, including from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Ahead of the Federal Budget this evening, the government has announced a $17.9 billion infrastructure spend across the country. The new announcements will see the government's rolling 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline will increase from ...