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Labor targets audit committee chair in NAB fallout

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... of its forex trading fiasco, singling out embattled board member Catherine Walter. Labor financial services spokesman Senator Stephen Conroy said Walter, chair of the NAB audit committee when losses from the company's $360 million foreign exchange scandal ...

Sherry will keep his job despite super blooper: Latham

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
... Nick Sherry would keep his job despite bungling a pension plan announcement, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. Senator Sherry this week apologised for an $8 billion mistake in the opposition's pension policy after Treasurer Peter Costello said ...

Federal budget deficit $2.656 billion to end January

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
... non-government schools, which had half their yearly funding paid in January. There were also more paydays in the month, Senator Minchin said, bumping up the welfare bill.

Matched super scheme available to 1 million more Aussies

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
... up to $40,000 and make voluntary contributions towards their super would also receive extra government contributions. Senator Coonan today said the scheme would benefit people who were not eligible for employer superannuation contributions because they ...

ASIC lack of funds behind lack of transparency: Labor

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
... decision-making processes could be masked by lack of resources. He did not specify the scale of the funding shortfall. Senator Conroy said he hoped ASIC's acting chairman Jeffrey Lucy would continue former (former chairman) David Knox's movements into ...

Conroy outlines CLERP 9 amendments

Shadow Minister for Trade, Financial Services and Corporate Governance Senator Conroy last week outlined several of Labor's latest amendments to the constantly evolving Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Bill. Conroy said that in its current ...

Government tips $4.5 billion into Telstra, Australia Post super schemes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
... Minchin said the payments would eliminate any future risk to taxpayers and provide greater certainty to both super funds. Senator Minchin said the lump sum payments will replace the current quarterly instalments paid to the Telstra and Australia Post ...

War veteran pension increase announced

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Disabled war veterans will receive more generous pensions after coalition MPs and senators approved an extra $267 million benefits package. Prime Minister John Howard said thousands of veterans would benefit from eight main changes to benefits. The ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... Literacy is charged with developing a nationwide strategy to reduce poverty and educate consumers about personal finances. Senator Coonan said an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) enquiry showed Australian consumers had lost $800 ...

Labor tipped to cut MPs super perks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
MPs and senators could lose their right to retire on $51,000 a year under a Labor plan to bring pollies' super into line with the rest of the community. Labor is finalising its review of superannuation and is expected to change the scheme for parliamentarians ...