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FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is "proceeding and close to completion," despite the recent Liberal spill and cabinet reshuffle. Morrison addressed the media along with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and also confirmed that ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... be left out of the tax debate." AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver highlighted that Turnbull is "known as a Liberal Party moderate - less socially conservative- but committed to free market economic solutions." He said that Turnbull is likely to ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... people all over the world. This was the first time in thirty years that the world's largest democracy had voted a single-party majority. Modi's plans for economic reform offset enthusiasm among investors, who were quick to increase their allocation in ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) and Larissa Waters (Greens) was supported by the Senate. The Senate Economics References Committee will investigate, among ...

Political donations pay off

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... advisory firm Political Monitor shows. While giving to both parties ensured the best outcome, companies that gave only to the Liberal or National Parties experienced better share price performance than those who only gave to the Australian Labor Party ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... in the recent Queensland state election that most observers argued it played a key role in seeing the Campbell Newman Liberal National Party government thrown out after just one term - despite them having won one of the most commanding electoral victories ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Australian Financial Review gave the issue particular prominence, taking a heavily critical stance on the ANU's action. Liberal Party grandees Malcolm Fraser and John Hewson, however, supported the ANU's right to divest. Why the critical parties did ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Senators and PUP Senators voted against the motion, together with Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir, Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm and Family First Senator Bob Day. However, the current changes have been passed ...

PROFILE: AMP SMSF managing director Natasha Fenech

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... seen in the books, with koalas and kangaroos everywhere. Adelaide seemed like any normal city, but it did surprise me how liberal the Australian context was, coming from a country where it was very clear what you could and couldn't do." Shortly after ...

Opposition wants to postpone vote on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... avoid a Labor disallowance motion that would have blocked the government's proposed changes. The inquiry report, signed by Liberal Senator Sean Edwards, argues that "the bill in its current iteration remains fundamentally the same in its intent and effect ...