Opposition Indigenous Australians spokesman Julian Leeser says the Labor Albanese government needs to clarify the definition of Aboriginality to determine who can sit on a voice to parliament. In a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier this year, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton asked 15 questions of the proposed voice, including whether the government will confirm the definition…
Labor Needs to Clarify Indigenous Definition in Australia: Coalition
March 11, 2023
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Greens Senate Power Play Gives Hollow Victory, Minister Says
March 10, 2023
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The Minister for Industry and Investment, Ed Husic, has pushed back on claims the Greens party have won a victory over the government after negotiations on the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) saw amendments to stop the Fund from investing in future coal and gas projects, and native forests logging. The NRF is a corporate Commonwealth entity that…
India Declared as Australia’s ‘Top-Tier Security Partner’
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the defence relationship with India during a visit to Mumbai, declaring the Asian nation as a “top tier” defence partner. The PM’s comment comes as the two nations aim to deepen their ties in the Indo-Pacific as a counterbalance to an aggressive Beijing. “For Australia, India is a…
Labor Refuses Greens’ Proposal to Ban Coal and Gas Projects in Climate Safeguard Mechanism
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has brushed off the Greens’ proposal to ban coal and gas developments as the centre-left government seeks to pass the climate safeguard mechanism in the upper house. Labor’s safeguard mechanism, which would deal the resource sector a heavy blow, would mandate Australia’s 215 businesses that emit the highest…
New Zealand’s Own Indigenous ‘Voice to Parliament’ Has Failed Maoris: Advocate
March 6, 2023
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In a warning to Australians set to vote on altering their Constitution, New Zealander Casey Costello says her country’s own Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” has not had the desired effect and has become a burden on its democracy. Costello, part-Maori and Anglo-Irish, is the founding trustee of the Hobson’s Pledge, said the Waitangi Tribunal, established…
When Government Plays With Politics of Envy, the People Lose
Commentary Envy. It’s one of the seven deadly sins according to the Christian faith. Irrespective of one’s faith, most of us, if not all, would be agreed that envy is a destructive sentiment. It corrodes and divides. Being resentful about another person’s success or good fortune doesn’t improve one’s lot in life. Class warfare, destructive…
Labor’s $3 Million Super Threshold Could Affect Over 500,000 Australians: Liberal Senator
A Liberal senator has warned that Labor’s planned taxes on high superannuation balances could eventually impact over 500,000 Australians—a number impacting six times more individuals than what the government has claimed. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week unveiled his plan to double taxes on super accounts with more than $3 million (US$2.03 million) from 15…
Government Should Control Spending, Not Dip Into Our Retirement Nest Eggs
March 3, 2023
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Commentary The announcement by the federal government that it intends to change the tax structure on superannuation (pension funds) should be of concern to all Australians. Indeed, it should be concerning to all Australians as it is arguably retrospective. We are once again seeing a federal treasurer targeting a soft target (superannuation) in an attempt…
‘No Election Promise Broken’: PM Defends Super Change
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refuted the idea that the Labor government broke an election promise after announcing changes to the superannuation concession tax on Feb. 28. This comes after Albanese said during the 2022 federal election campaign that the Labor party would not make any major change to the super tax break if it…
Tax Rates Doubled for Pension Fund Accounts With Over $3 Million
February 28, 2023
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Australians with more than $3 million (US$2.02 million) stowed away in their pension funds (superannuation) will see tax breaks reduced for money over that benchmark under a new Labor government policy announced on Feb. 28. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers say the move will affect 0.5 percent of the population—around 80,000 individuals—while…
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