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FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... in the debate, even though his Senators' votes were key to block a Labor motion to disallow FoFA changes in the Senate. Liberal MP Andrew Laming said that the Coalition was not in the debate "considering sophisticated investors who earn over quarter ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... within its financial planning businesses and the Senate investigation "appallingly." Hockey spoke this weekend at the Liberal Party's federal council, which took place in Melbourne. "I think the bank's got to lift its game," he told journalists, and ...

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Super chair Catherine Woods, AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk, Mercer managing director David Knox and former NSW Liberal leader Peter Collins. The letter argues: "Australian workers who earn $37,000 per annum or below currently receive a 'rebate' ...

Power sell off approved by NSW govt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... surrounding the sell-off, including protection for workers within the power sector. The 49% sale was approved by cabinet after Liberal and Nationals party room meetings today. NSW currently has four state-owned energy corporations that distribute electricity ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Govt needs six votes to pass pension changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... will also reportedly need four more votes to pass its Medicare $7 co-charge policy. Currently it has the support of the Liberal Democratic Party and Family First. It is understood that Labor will support the 2% deficit levy on people with incomes above ...

NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... donations." The spokesperson went on to say: "The FSC donates on a 50/50 basis to the ALP [Australian Labor Party] and the Liberal/National Coalition." The Treasurer's office also declined to respond to the question, "Does the Treasurer consider it appropriate ...

Hockey signals pension age might climb to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... raising it another three years should not be too big a shock to the electorate. Nevertheless, Jeremy Hanson, ACT liberal party and opposition leader said on ABC Radio that the challenge is how to accommodate people in physical industries unable to stay ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... think they were entitled to know the full position, given your role apart from anything else as president of the Liberal Party?" Sinodinos said: "It never occurred to me that that needed to be done." He argued that this information would not have swayed ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... transparent that Mr Sinodinos' true role in Australian Water Holdings was to open lines of communication with the Liberal Party and there will be evidence that he tried to do so," Watson said. The Labor MP admitted that AWH "murky dealings involve Labor ...