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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... Australian dollar opened stronger this morning as the United States currency lost ground after poison was found in a US Senate building. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7648/56 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7612/17. Offshore, the ...

BCA calls for senate reform

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has called for far-reaching reforms of the Senate to enable governments to force legislative change through. The BCA made public its submission to the federal government at the weekend with recommended reforms ...

Democrats to test Latham's resolve on super reform

... Latham's interest in reforming the parliamentary superannuation scheme, by introducing a Private Members Bill into the Senate early next year. Democrats' Superannuation spokesperson Senator John Cherry said the issue needed to be dealt with before the ...

Jobless rate stuck at 14-year lows in November: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
... minister Kevin Andrews said data teflected Australia's strong jobs market and the jobless rate could go even lower if the Senate passed industrial relations reforms. He said it had been 22 years since the jobless rate was below 5.6 per cent and the outlook ...

ALP deputy leader Senator Conroy criticises Costello's stance on HIH audit reforms

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance, Senator Stephen Conroy has fired a volley at the Treasurer saying that the latter had backed down on implementing key HIH recommendations ...

Superannuation, a key nation-building goal: Coonan at ASFA Conference

... Coonan. "Already a diverse range of financial literacy programs are operating in Australia. Both industry groups and the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation recognise education is the key."

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate, Senator Stephen Conroy, has made a biting criticism of Challenger Financial Services Group's chief executive officer Chris Cuffe's request for a $21.2 million loan from the company. Senator Conroy has asked ...

ALP to lift veil on super strategy

... incomes and of broadly fostering a 'savings' mentality. These differing approaches have been behind the manoeuvring in the Senate over superannuation reforms, including the recent gazettal of portability regulations. The government was able to push through ...

Government Telstra sale blocked by Senate

... to use the sale of Telstra as an election trigger after its attempts to fully privatise the company were blocked by the Senate. The four independents whose votes are crucial to the Government its 50.1 per cent stake in the telco, have sided with Labor ...

Government's latest super bills face criticism from opposition

... minister for retirement incomes and savings, said that the Liberal/Democrat superannuation deal that was passed in the senate was both unbalanced and unfair. He said that those earning $96,000 or more received a guaranteed tax cut on superannuation and ...