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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... Brazil-focussed explorer BrazIron Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is scheduled to take part in a conversation with Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly and Telstra chair Catherine Livingstone ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Industry bodies have expressed relief at PM Julia Gillard's formation of a minority government and remain hopeful that an increase to the superannuation guarantee will be passed under a hung parliament. "We welcome the end of the uncertainty, with the ...

Gillard Govt to tighten reverse mortgages rules

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... "delivering for seniors" package, which includes greater protection for seniors with reverse mortgages. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Federal Labor recognises that special protections are needed for older Australians who are using equity in their ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... MySuper reforms as part of its agenda to boost Australians' retirement incomes. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the green light to MySuper, with existing super funds able to offer MySuper products from 1 July 2013. The announcement ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... 7:30 PM last night to watch "The Great Debate". It was going to be history making when first femme Prime Minister Julia Gillard battle it out with Ironman Tony Abbott. It was not only going to be a venue where the aspiring PM's share and defend their ...

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... negotiations were Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and senior executives from BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and overseas listed miner Xstrata. Broadly speaking, the RSPT is dead ...

Raising SG must remain despite RSPT outcome: Brogden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... RSPT must not affect their ability to deliver superannuation increases to Australians." He said new prime minister Julia Gillard must work quickly with the mining industry to achieve a resolution on the RSPT - highlighting the need to drop the retrospective ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or click on a mouse and you'll read about the hows, whys, and wherefores ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The Australian sharemarket has firmed on news that Julia Gillard will be Australia's new prime minister. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4514, as Julia Gillard made her first statement after being ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The elevation of Julia Gillard to become Australia's first female Prime Minister, which increases the odds the government will be re-elected and possibly win back a few senate seats, makes it more likely that the government's financial services reform ...