Banks go on the attack as Senate approves banking inquiry
Friday, 29 October 2010
Banking chief Mike Smith has slammed independent and Opposition senators who have succeeded in their bid to launch an inquiry into the banking sector, despite angry protests from the big four banks.  ...

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Banking competition must increase
Friday, 29 October 2010
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith doesn’t get it. Why do we need an inquiry in to the banking sector, he wonders?  ...

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Coalition, Xenophon to oppose bankruptcy laws
Friday, 19 February 2010
The Government's proposed changes to bankruptcy laws, which would raise the minimum level of debt required before bankruptcy can be declared, are now expected to be blocked in the Senate.  ...

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How Kevin Rudd can get the emission trading scheme over the line and kill off the Opposition: Kohler
Monday, 23 November 2009
The people running the Latrobe Valley brown-coal power generators are probably feeling pretty good this morning as they enter the most crucial week of their lives.  ...

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Job advertisements fall 1.7% during October, Shares rise on AXA takeover: Economy Roundup
Monday, 09 November 2009
The number of job advertisements published in October fell by 1.7%, according to the latest ANZ job advertisements survey, erasing gains made during September.  ...

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Woolworths post strong profit, but hurdles to Danks takeover emerge
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Wooloworths has reaffirmed its status as a blue chip stock this morning with another impressive profit result, but some stumbling blocks are emerging in its quest to acquire hardware distribution company Danks.  ...

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Why Rudd should at least listen to Turnbull's climate change idea: Kohler
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
The reason Frontier Economics was able to produce a complex 100-page report proposing a new way of handling emissions trading in just four weeks, and the reason Malcolm Turnbull and Senator Nick Xenophon were able to commission it knowing what they would get, ...

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A shared anger
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
By changing the rules around employee share schemes, it will be harder for bosses to attract, reward and motivate staff.  ...

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Anger grows about attack on employee share schemes
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has backed the crackdown on employee share schemes announced in the federal budget, despite growing criticism and threats of a Senate inquiry into the decision.  ...

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RBA says signs of recovery will emerge by end of year: Economy roundup
Friday, 08 May 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia has said in its quarterly monetary policy statement that unemployment will continue to rise, but signs of economic recovery will occur by the end of the year.  ...

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Budget tipped to slash health rebates for high and middle income earners
Friday, 08 May 2009
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan looks set to target high and middle income earners further in next week's federal budget by slashing private health care rebates for singles earning more than $74,000 and couples earning over $150,000.  ...

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Senate amends Fair Work bill, but changes will be overturned
Friday, 20 March 2009
A late-night deal between the Coalition and independent senators has seen the Rudd Government's Fair Work bill  finally pass the Senate - but the saga is far from over.  ...

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IR bill hinges on definition of small business
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Does a small business mean 15 staff or less, or 20 staff or less? That is the question facing the Senate as it prepares to vote on the Rudd Government's Fair Work bill later today.  ...

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IR bill stalemate over unfair dismissal
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Independent senators Nick Xenophon and Steve Fielding remain unwilling to pass the Rudd Government's new Fair Work bill unless Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard gives way on the threshold under which small businesses are exempt from unfair dismissal ...

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Gillard holds firm on unfair dismissal
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard is holding firm on the threshold under which small businesses are exempt from unfair dismissal laws, saying she will not increase the level from 15 staff to 20 full-time equivalents.  ...

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Employer groups step up attacks over IR
Monday, 16 March 2009
Key employer group the Australian Industry Group has stepped up its attack on the Rudd Government's Fair Work bill, writing to independent senators Nick Xenophon and Steve Fielding to press them for amendments to the laws.  ...

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Employer groups warn of mass job cuts under new IR regime
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Retailers, newsagents and restaurateurs have warned that hundreds of jobs will be lost when the Rudd Government's Fair Work industrial relations regime is introduced.  ...

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Costello wants protection for small business on unfair dismissal
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Former treasurer Peter Costello has called on the Federal Opposition to step up its attack on the Rudd Government's Fair Work bill, hitting out at changes that would see the threshold for exemption from unfair dismissal drop from 100 employees to just 15.  ...

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Labor prepared to change Fair Work bill
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard is set to change a number of aspects of the Government's new Fair Work IR regime as the Government attempts to steer the legislation through the Senate.  ...

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Government willing to deal on IR laws
Monday, 09 March 2009
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard will today hold a series of meetings with key senators in a bid to ensure that the Government's Fair Work bill gets through the Senate.  ...

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