National News

Anti Money Laundering

Leaders spar over rival tax plans
WA Business News (subscription) 26/07/2010 8:52:49 AM
Page 4: Australia's anti-money laundering police are accelerating prosecutions against businesses that don't comply with new laws, according to legal ...
New five year funding agreement for Reserve Bank
NZResources.com (subscription) 26/07/2010 8:42:15 AM
“We also have a new role to play in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism,” Dr Bollard added. The new Funding Agreement, he said, ...
Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec
Financial Standard 21/07/2010 12:53:13 PM
... having chaired the Futures Industry Compliance Committee and been a member of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee and Heads of Compliance Committee.
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Law Firms

Private practice pay rises race ahead
The Australian 30/07/2010 1:01:50 AM
"Both in-house and private law firms have had to look at, and change, the way they deliver their legal services and there has been a significant difference ...
How CPA Global was blackballed
The Australian 30/07/2010 1:01:48 AM
"The confusion surrounding our sponsorship highlights the misconception by law firms (or at least Middletons) that LSO providers are seeking to replace them ...
Taylor Vinters targets Singapore with alliance
Legal Business Online 29/07/2010 11:33:52 AM
“With the economy picking up again, we can expect to see more alliances from foreign and local law firms. Singapore is an ideal location for parties to use ...
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Tax

Voters in a quandary over parties' super policies
Sydney Morning Herald 30/07/2010 12:26:31 AM
Labor is committed to subsidising tax paid on super contributions for low-paid workers and continuing with two maximum deductible super contribution ...No super rise under coalition: RobbSydney Morning Herald
AWU boss defends mining tax deal
Sky News Australia 30/07/2010 12:05:03 AM
The head of the Australian Workers Union has supported the Prime Minster's compromise on a mining tax. 'I think the government, regardless of who was Prime ...
Gillard vows to dismiss traitors
Sydney Morning Herald 30/07/2010 12:02:32 AM
Drawing attention to the 1.7 per cent increase in company tax that Mr Abbott has proposed to fund his $2.7 billion paid parental leave scheme, ...Campaign booms shake the party roomABC OnlineALP fights back on accusations of hidden dealsWA Business News (subscription)Bowen defends Gillard's tax 'stumble'Sydney Morning Herald
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Workplace Law

Gillard dodges migrant intake question
The Australian 21/07/2010 9:46:54 AM
Referring to a series of conflicting statements from Tony Abbott about his workplace law plans, Ms Gillard said: “He gets all his words mangled because the ...
Independent contractors: back to the bad old days
SmartCompany.com.au 20/07/2010 11:05:45 AM
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the loose leaf publication, The OHS Handbook, and writes on workplace law issues such as Industrial Relations, Employment law, ...
Pressure on Liberals for dismissals move
Sydney Morning Herald 20/07/2010 12:01:39 AM
Any incumbent government had ''enormous power'' to influence workplace law by directing the Fair Work tribunal to hear award modernisation matters; ...Gillard's gamble paying off - pollNEWS.com.auAbbott fluffs his lines on work lawsHerald Sun
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Legislation

Crean to reintroduce building industry watchdog legislation
The Australian 30/07/2010 3:07:38 AM
SIMON Crean has promised to reintroduce ABCC legislation, but says he will not water down Labor's plans in order to appease the Greens. ...
Register your working dog, or not
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin 30/07/2010 2:27:53 AM
For they have been asked to enforce state legislation that makes it mandatory for all cats and dogs to be registered. But the same legislation gives the ...
New law will mean justice in secret
The Australian 30/07/2010 1:01:49 AM
OUR supposedly open court system looks like it is about to become more closed as a result of proposed national legislation. ...
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Government

The Government announced the filter plan two years ago as part of its cyber ...
ABC Online 30/07/2010 5:17:47 AM
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has suggested changes could be made to the Federal Government's proposed internet filter. The Government announced the filter ...
Labor maps new network
Herald Sun 30/07/2010 1:14:18 AM
The Government today will unveil for the first time the spaghetti network of fibre-optic cable linking towns and regions across Victoria to the National ...NBN's coverage higher than expectedABC OnlineFederal Government set to release exact NBN footprint tomorrowARNnetOptic broadband for 300000 more homesAdelaidenow
Compensation payment a 'sincere apology'
ABC Online 30/07/2010 12:57:39 AM
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The Western Australian Government has awarded a $3.2 million ex gratia payment to the family of an Aboriginal elder who died of ...West Australian government pays millions over man's prison van deathAustralia Network News$3.2m payout for jail-van deathThe AustralianElder's family gets $3.2m for death in prison vanSydney Morning Herald
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