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Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... was a "missed opportunity". "The carbon tax wouldn't have been a bad thing to have done, but we lost a few Prime Ministers on the back of that one," Debelle said. "A carbon tax is, from an economic point of view, the most efficient way to align [with ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... between the two parties since 1980," Halloway said. He added that while there's variation at the level of individual prime ministers - with equities performing best under Hawke and Keating (1983-1996) and worst under the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd period (2007-2013) ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... welcome Smith to the board. "She has performed at the highest level in support of the Australian Government and Prime Ministers on economic reform, innovation and technological change, foreign policy, national security and intelligence matters," Polson ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... referendum in February 2015. It had been a rough ride heading into Brexit. As well as claiming the scalps of two Prime Ministers - David Cameron and Teresa May - the uncertainty borne of Brexit slowed the UK's economic growth rate from an average ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... intellect, modesty, integrity and the quiet fearlessness and forcefulness of his advice, earning the respect of Prime Ministers and Treasurers on all sides of politics. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating also paid tribute to Evans for his contributions ...

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Former financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer will retire before the next election. In an announcement on Saturday, Member for Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
When UK prime minister Theresa May declared that "Brexit is Brexit" and "no Brexit deal is better than a bad Brexit deal" when she addressed EU ambassadors in London on the 17 January 2017, she laid out 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
At least people of the world know what the Fed has in store for them come December - another 25 basis point increase in the fed funds rate come the 13th of the month. 'tis not the same for the UK where Brexit negotiations remain up in the air... and ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...
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