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Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... comes out every day with a way to trash superannuation," McBride said, pointing to MPs Craig Kelly, Andrew Hastie, Barnaby Joyce and Jason Falinski. "We are now seeing members of the coalition, including the Prime Minister and Treasurer, prevaricating ...

Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... said. Superannuation investment in Australia's agricultural sector has long been a bugbear of the Coalition, with Barnaby Joyce previously making several comments during his time as Deputy Prime Minister encouraging super funds to invest. In 2015, corporate ...

Government targeted for delaying Royal Commission

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... argued against a Royal Commission into banking. I was wrong. What I have heard is so far is beyond disturbing. - Barnaby Joyce (@Barnaby_Joyce) April 18, 2018 Barnaby Joyce said he was "wrong" to resist the calls for a Royal Commission. The Greens have ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my favourite things) the challenges facing Australia. But true to its tag as the "Lucky Country" ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... central banker - "the" top central banker - is meant to do. Reminds me of then Opposition Finance spokesman, Senator Barnaby Joyce's comments earlier this year that because "we're going into hock to our eyeballs to people overseas", Australia is close ...

Coonan confident on Telstra sale

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2004
... fully privatise Australia's biggest telco after winning control of the Senate yesterday. The Nationals Senator-elect Barnaby Joyce has said he did not believe Telstra's services in rural and regional areas were good enough to enable a sale at the moment. ...
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