Wayne Swan On 13 February 2007 Wayne Swan delivered a speech in Parliament in response to the Government's Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006. This is an edited version of his speech. Wayne Swan is the federal Shadow Treasurer and Labor MP for Lilley, the Brisbane seat he held from 1993 to 1996 and regained at the 1998 election. An academic and campaigner for social justice, Wayne was State Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the ALP and Campaign Director for Wayne Goss' victories in 1989 and 1992, and, before that, a lecturer for 12 years at the Queensland Institute of Technology. Between 1998 and 2004 Wayne was the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services. He is the author of Postcode: the Splintering of a Nation published by Pluto Press in June 2005.
PAGE: 1 |
Latest News
Mega super fund opens first international office
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has opened its first international office in London to build out a "leading global investment capability."
Aware builds property portfolio, adds 726 homes
The super fund will add more than 700 homes to Melbourne's housing market across two new developments.
Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure
The Actuaries Institute has proposed revising the annual superannuation performance test, so it better aligns trustees' investments with the best financial interests of members.
OneSuper to take on more super products
Following on from the news that it would now be home to Spaceship Super, OneSuper will further bolster its funds under management through the transfer of another sub-plan, home to several super products.
Cover Story
The super, super fund
DEANNE STEWART
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AWARE SUPER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AWARE SUPER
Aware Super has marked its expansion into Europe with the grand opening of its London office.