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Dear Kevin, please don’t stuff-up superannuation

December 7, 2008 – 4:41 pm

Eight senior Australian economists have written to Prime Minister Rudd suggesting, among other things, an immediate reduction of the compulsory contribution rate from 9% to 6% followed by a gradual doubling to 12% in the years between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2015.
An increase to 12% (or even 15%) is a worthy idea and [...]

By Trevor Cook | Posted in Business & economics, Federal politics, NSW politics | Also tagged Allan Fels, Economists letter, global financial crisis, Ian Harper, Iemma, Kevin Rudd, Mike Waller, Nicholas Gruen, NSW Government, Rees, Rod Glover, Saul Eslake, superannuation, Tony Cole, Tony Harris | Comments (0)

Daily Tele details Carr’s rail failures

October 27, 2008 – 5:42 am

Another hard-hitting piece:
TEN years after unveiling its bold transport plan for Sydney, the State Government has failed to build a single one of the five major rail projects it promised.
In a damning indictment, The Daily Telegraph has found that of the five projects outlined by then-premier Bob Carr – fast trains to Newcastle and [...]