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Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... about three weeks earlier... right down to the risk to the outlook: "The simmering diplomatic and trade tensions between Canberra and Beijing constitute a major downside risk". This compares with the MYEFO's, "Recent trade actions affecting Australia's ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... upping its admin fees in January, as first revealed by Financial Standard, and reiterated by questioning politicians in Canberra. Here are the stories the Financial Standard team thinks defined the year in superannuation: Rest climate case dismissed ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... to defy China. And defied China, Australia did for the following reasons: This spurred a Chinese embassy official in Canberra declaring: "China is angry. If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy." A rose by any other name... For all intents ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... US$100/tonne mark, supporting Australian government revenues. However, the simmering diplomatic and trade tensions between Canberra and Beijing constitute a major downside risk.

Elanor sells mall for $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... properties, such as Neeta City in Fairfield, where a former Big W tenancy was converted into a customer car park, and Canberra's Belconnen Markets is being refurbished into a fresh food markets precinct. It recently acquired the Woolloongabba Community ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... remuneration issues were a cultural or structural problem. Samuel said when he was at the ACCC very few commissioners lived in Canberra, he himself would transfer to Canberra to attend meetings. But, he stressed that the costs of travel and accommodation ...

AFA rejigs board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... Tasmanian state director Matthew Hawkins has stepped into the role of treasurer, leaving the state director role vacant. Canberra-based adviser Katherine Hayes has been appointed as state director for NSW/ACT while veteran adviser Stephen Knight has ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... scheme helped get funds to people who needed them during the crisis, the limited checking of applications signals many in Canberra also viewed the scheme as a useful economic stimulus," ISA said. "With JobKeeper scaling back and JobSeeker's future rate ...

ASX director retires

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... markets. After his 18 year tenure with Bankers Trust, Warne worked with the Australian Office of Financial Management in Canberra as an advisory board member for nearly 14 years.

Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... appetite for our goods and services. It's happening again. Despite the recent diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra, the Middle Kingdom's still supporting Australia's economy through trade. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...