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
Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance
Emerging markets, commodities and maturing private assets took the shine away from equities, helping deliver nearly 12% p.a. for NGS Super members over the last financial year.
Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers
Labor has unanimously supported extending superannuation to under-18 Australian workers.
Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment
Aware Real Estate has expanded its Sydney CBD office portfolio, acquiring a 50% stake in 100 Market Street for approximately $226 million in a move that strengthens its exposure to prime commercial real estate.
Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on
The Super Members Council (SMC) has called out the Financial Services Council (FSC) on making selective claims about performance and costs of 'platform' super funds compared with performance-tested mainstream MySuper funds.
Further Reading
Cover Story
Leading the way
SHARON DAVIS
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FUTURE GROUP AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FUTURE GROUP AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD
Sharon Davis has always been fascinated by the human condition; it has driven her passion for people, her career, and building a better future for the next generation and beyond. Eliza Bavin writes.
Expert Feed
Execution efficiency redefines fixed income transitions
Fixed income transition costs are increasingly driven by what happens in credit markets.
The changing face of infrastructure
Without huge investment in essential infrastructure, the world will go backwards - socially, economically, and environmentally.
Debt maturity walls and private credit: Risks, lessons and investor implications
In private credit markets, concerns around a potential maturity wall have increased following the rapid rise in interest rates over recent years.
Why operational edge will define the next phase of private markets
Private markets continue to command a central role in institutional portfolios.
