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Labor unyielding on banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... the banks for a range of bad behaviours such as bad credit practices or wrongly denying insurance claims. Last month, Australian banks narrowly avoided a Royal Commission into practices and executive compensation after a Labor and Greens-backed proposed ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will operate in place of the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Credit and Investments ...

Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... investment after unveiling changes to the way government debt is reported. In his final pre-budget speech, delivered to the Australian Business Economists in Sydney on Thursday, Morrison flagged the government's desire to prioritise a different measure ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... The new professional standards regime will commence on 1 January 2019, following successful passage through the Senate. Labor's last minute amendment Prior to passing the House, Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh called on the government to apologise ...

Super SA appoints two board members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... having been a federal senator for South Australia between 2005 and 2011. She was deputy leader of the South Australian Labor Party from 1997 to 2002; she retired from politics in 2011. She replaces Philip Jackson. Minister for Finance Tom Koutsantonis ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... wins parliament, or if it's a hung parliament," he explained. "I'll be very happy to work with the cross-benchers and the Labor Party to see that we get this industry right for the betterment of Australians in the future. I don't think there will be ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... Australian as at last count, the Coalition had won 65 seats (down from 89 seats before the elections); the Australian Labor Party (ALP) had 67 (up from 57 seats); 5 seats were won by "others" with 13 seats still undecided. The Australian Electoral Commission ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... threshold from $80,000 to $87,000 but said more could be done to help those on lower incomes. "Seventy-five per cent of Australian taxpayers miss out on a tax cut in this government's Budget and those that do get a tax cut - those on $87,000 per year ...