There’s no doubt the man is ambitious and methinks Bill Shorten does speaks too much.
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Political snippets: Shorten’s unwanted talk at length on Europe
Cox: more to life and Labor policies than just getting a job
How can Labor promote itself as fair if it fails to care for those excluded from the paid workforce?
Kohler: dozing through an IR nightmare
The word “productivity” didn’t make it into Bill Shorten’s press release yesterday announcing a review of the Fair Work Act, or into the terms of reference.
The 2011 Crikeys: the government policy hits and misses
2011 was the biggest year in economic policy for a long time - which isn’t saying much. What was best and worst?
A dumb reshuffle puts spotlight back on Gillard’s woes
Julia Gillard’s federal cabinet reshuffle — promoting Bill Shorten and Mark Arbib while sacking good ministers — again demonstrates her lack of judgment and fragility.
Reshuffle promotes Gillard’s
‘warlords’
Crikey media wrap: A ministerial reshuffle yesterday resulted in promotions for the architects of Julia Gillard’s prime ministerial coup, a demotion for a Kevin Rudd supporter and a record number of female ministers in Australian politics.
Swan croaks his way to success, but how long until Labor ruins it?
Labor is happier fighting on IR and Tony Abbott has come off the boil. But how long until Labor stuffs it up again?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Remembering Guy Fawkes Night
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Shorten crafts a major reform on compulsory super
Bill Shorten looks like ushering in a major Labor reform to superannuation. And he even has the industry backing him.
Thomson’s tax time bomb. Tick, tick, tick
Embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson is facing some serious issues with the Australian Taxation Office, writes Chris Seage, tax consultant and former ATO audit manager.
Financial planners and the irony of ‘free riders’
The Financial Planning Assocation is targeting what it calls “free riders” in the wealth management industry. Funny that …
WikiLeaks: Shorten seeks US approval for prime ministership
A confidential cable leaked today by WikiLeaks from the US consulate in Melbourne contains an extraordinary portrait of federal Labor MP Bill Shorten as a power hungry sycophant.
Crikey Says: The government should channel Shorten’s anger
“The treatment of people with impairment in Australia is a disgrace,” said Bill Shorten last year. The time to end the exile for Australians with disabilities is now.
PC report: no help coming for retailers
On the surface, the draft report from the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the structure of the retail sector appears to have some good news. Except for one thing — there is little chance any of these changes will happen quickly.
Financial planners talk candidly about wealth management
An angry debate among financial planners has revealed some of the serious problems in the wealth management industry.
Labor worries about Green preferences, again
Last year’s state election loss came as a major surprise to the Victorian ALP (and to most commentators), so there should be plenty to say in a review of what went wrong
Coup anniversary: where are they now?
Paul Barry and Matthew Knott look back at the main players in the Night of the Long Knives: where are they now?
James Packer shows off his Labor Right pulling power
The James Packer ALP advisory team of Graham Richardson, Karl Bitar and former Kim Beazley chief-of-staff Gary O’Neill, today have played one of their trump cards in the campaign to head off Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform agenda.
Rudd’s downfall: his own handiwork, and years in the making
Kevin Rudd’s alienation of his colleagues and factional powerbrokers was so great that the end of his popularity meant the end of his prime ministership. Telling backbenchers “I don’t give a fuck what you fuckers think,” probably wasn’t the best start, write Bernard Keane and Paul Barry.
Shorten delivers on financial planning reform
Bill Shorten has delivered on reforms to financial planning that will yield big benefits for Australia decades hence.
Hockey is right about trusts
Joe Hockey’s maladroitness has struck again, but at least he shows some evidence of life in the policy department.
Convincing politicians to opt out of financial services reform
A low-profile campaign is underway to convince politicians to reverse a key financial services reform that will save Australians billions.
David Williamson: sometimes a mea culpa is in order
When Julia has to read scripted stuff to camera these days she no longer looks like the headmistress lecturing a dull class … and she no longer accents the wrong syllables all of the time, writes David Williamson.
