Malcolm Turnbull has slapped down Joe Hockey over superannuation and said the government last year failed to make the case for budget repair, in comments that will be seen by some Liberals as raising his profile for the leadership.
It was obvious Treasurer Joe Hockey’s superannuation suggestion wasn’t going to get traction.
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Joe Hockey is the sort of guy who often leaps before looking too hard. This thought is particularly brought to mind by two completely different current manifestations of “Hockeyism”. One is Hockey’s thought…
The three scenarios in Joe Hockey’s Intergenerational Report present very different pictures of the future budget situation.
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Climate change barely rates a mention in the Intergenerational Report, despite the huge potential costs. Peter Christoff says the only way to overcome this short-sightedness is to end the politics and make the review independent.
Treasurer Joe Hockey said the Intergenerational Report was ‘a social compact between the generations’.
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By mid-century, Australia will have about 40,000 people aged 100 and above – well more than 300 times the 122 centenarians there were in 1975, according to the Intergenerational Report released on Thursday.
There are a number of reform options to address the increase in spending on the Age Pension.
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Nobody denies spending on the Age Pension is growing, but the Intergenerational Report concentrates on fiscal projections and ignores retirement outcomes.
Treasurer Joe Hockey will release the latest intergenerational report on Thursday.
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A brief look at intergenerational reports past shows just how difficult it is to deliver long-term reform.
With the intergenerational report, Joe Hockey is asking the Australian public to lift their eyes from the here-and-now and look a few decades on.
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The federal government has signed its first agreement under its asset recycling initiative – with the Labor government in the Australian Capital Territory. The ACT government is selling nearly A$400 million…
The numbers check out. But how worried should we be?
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“At the moment, we are spending over $100 million a day more than we’re collecting in revenue. Now that’s unsustainable, particularly given we’re spending nearly $40 million a day on the interest on the…
Joe Hockey’s 2012 ‘age of entitlement’ speech was unusually candid, but as treasurer he has shied away from tackling the tax perks that burden the budget.
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Whenever an Australian government runs into trouble we hear calls for a clearer narrative. The latest contribution comes in a thoughtful article from Waleed Aly. Aly points to the similar undermining of…
In the battles within the government between now and May, Treasurer Joe Hockey will lack the degree of authority he could deploy a year ago.
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The Liberals have drawn a line under the leadership issue for the moment, but this week’s unsuccessful spill motion has changed fundamentally the dynamics within the government and the party. Malcolm Turnbull…
Julie Bishop has sent a pretty clear public message about what should be done about Tony Abbott’s controversial chief of staff Peta Credlin.
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At Tuesday’s Coalition parties meeting, Julie Bishop declared, apparently rather theatrically: “That’s it! Leadership spills are so yesterday!” “People move on so quickly,” the Liberal deputy said. Well…
Could a Turnbull-Abbott partnership be the circuit breaker the government needs?
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In the wake of Monday’s attempted Liberal leadership spill, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott clearly needs to do something to shore up support. He’s been offered all manner of unsolicited advice…
The relationship between PM and treasurer can make or break a treasurer’s reign.
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For a number of reasons, now is not a good time to be Australia’s federal treasurer. The resources boom has lost its mojo, the economy is faltering and the dollar is falling along with the terms of trade…
Tony Abbott’s Press Club speech was merely the first of a long series of tests that he will face every day from now on.
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If a single speech is regarded as a make-or-break event for an Australian prime minister, then that prime minister faces an uncomfortable future. That’s because the “make” part is a fraud. Tony Abbott…
The Abbott government is preparing to give Australians a tax cut, but Treasurer Joe Hockey seems confused as to just how much tax we pay.
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Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey claims taxpayers are already paying 50 cents in the dollar of their income to the government and that bracket creep will push the average income earner into the second top…