Some of the largest and most powerful players in the Australian economy have connections to unions and the Labor Party in their DNA.
The allegations against one of the country’s biggest superannuation funds is politically explosive and hugely embarrassing for one of the so-called gamekeepers of governance.
Appearing before a Senate inquiry on Thursday morning,Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok was grilled on a litany of scandals engulfing the embattled fund.
ASIC believes the scale of alleged failings at $94-billion super fund Cbus are a broader industry issue,and it’s flagged there could be more “enforcement action to follow”.
Armed with a slogan,the treasurer has to sell a minor surplus to a rattled nation.
Opposing for opposition’s sake worked for Tony Abbott,but the times - and the terms - are vastly different for Peter Dutton.
An internal review identified Queensland as a key vulnerability for Labor,which must win seats there to hold power for the long term.
Labor’s national president is begging true believers for cash,as the party tries to firm up its coffers post-election.
Labor is now in government,not in opposition. It cannot merely point out the nation’s problems,it has to find solutions too.
Labor hasn’t held led Brisbane City Council since 2004. But Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy believes there is a mood for change.
NSW residents separated from loved ones in Western Australia have been left devastated by Premier Mark McGowan’s decision to back out of the state’s reopening plan.