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Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... of remuneration issues should be made completely clear at the point of recruitment, rather than left hanging for later. Liberal MP Jason Falinski asked about the legal advice ASIC sought in the year between the ANAO first raising the issue and next raising ...

ASIC's Chester spills Crennan truth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... confirmed Crennan was made aware of the issues with the payments at the time ANAO raised concerns in August 2020. But Liberal Senator James Peterson said it struck him as a very unusual thing that the ANAO needed to write to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

Super fund execs accused of quasi-insider trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has accused executives at super funds of switching options during recent market volatility, in behaviour he likened to insider trading. During questioning of ASIC and APRA at the Standing Committee on Economics, Wilson suggested ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... calling on the government to increase the pension. Not by a small amount, but a very large amount." He added that under a Liberal government, he did not think there was any possibility that the pension would increase. "With super cuts and the pensions ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has unsurprisingly spoken out against the Morrison government's federal budget, saying it has failed to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... they're making huge sacrifices. This is the time to get the nation to pull together and make collective decisions." Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson, who was also on the panel of speakers, said the Morrison government has proven that the politicians ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... officially be Prime Minister following a parliamentary vote on September 16 after being elected President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) two days earlier. Prime Minister Suga faces a baptism of fire, thrust into leadership at a time when ...

ISPT writes down assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... Separately, Leigh told the hearing that the lineup of super stakeholders called before the committee today was selected by the Liberal Party and that requests by the Labor Party to have those funds that fronted the Royal Commission appear were ignored. ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
A Liberal senator launched an attack against the superannuation industry, accusing the federal opposition of being communists and bowing to industry funds. A war of words broke out in the upper house yesterday when Liberals, who have been working for ...