Business News » federal-government http://miceay.com/business Business news from Australia and around the globe Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 RSPT could dent Wesfamers dividends http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/15/rspt-could-dent-wesfamers-dividends/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/15/rspt-could-dent-wesfamers-dividends/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:03:48 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/15/rspt-could-dent-wesfamers-dividends/ Wesfarmers says the federal government & #39;s resources super profits tax could dent dividends paid to shareholders.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/15/rspt-could-dent-wesfamers-dividends/feed/ 0 RSPT for new investments only: BHP http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/17/rspt-for-new-investments-only-bhp/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/17/rspt-for-new-investments-only-bhp/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 06:24:02 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/17/rspt-for-new-investments-only-bhp/ BHP Billiton Ltd says the federal government & #39;s proposed resources super profits tax must apply only to new investments.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/17/rspt-for-new-investments-only-bhp/feed/ 0 New mining tax will hurt jobs: BHP chief http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/09/new-mining-tax-will-hurt-jobs-bhp-chief/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/09/new-mining-tax-will-hurt-jobs-bhp-chief/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 02:32:13 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/09/new-mining-tax-will-hurt-jobs-bhp-chief/ The federal government & #39;s proposed new tax on the resources industry will make it harder to approve new mining projects in Australia, BHP Billiton says.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/09/new-mining-tax-will-hurt-jobs-bhp-chief/feed/ 0 Company bonuses could be clawed back http://miceay.com/business/2010/04/16/company-bonuses-could-be-clawed-back/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/04/16/company-bonuses-could-be-clawed-back/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:03:54 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/04/16/company-bonuses-could-be-clawed-back/ The federal government says it is considering a clawback of director bonuses in the event of a misleading company financial statement.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/04/16/company-bonuses-could-be-clawed-back/feed/ 0 ASX & #39;s shares drop on Chi-X market entry http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/asx-39s-shares-drop-on-chi-x-market-entry/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/asx-39s-shares-drop-on-chi-x-market-entry/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:33:21 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/asx-39s-shares-drop-on-chi-x-market-entry/ Shares in the ASX fell to an eight-week low after the federal government gave approval for Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd to set up a rival electronic market exchange.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/asx-39s-shares-drop-on-chi-x-market-entry/feed/ 0 Lenders given reform choices http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/lenders-given-reform-choices/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/lenders-given-reform-choices/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:47:31 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/lenders-given-reform-choices/ The federal government has flagged measures to weed out dodgy lenders before new consumer credit laws come into force.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/31/lenders-given-reform-choices/feed/ 0 Review of mining in Woomera begins soon http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/24/review-of-mining-in-woomera-begins-soon/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/24/review-of-mining-in-woomera-begins-soon/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:27:37 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/24/review-of-mining-in-woomera-begins-soon/ An federal government review of management and mining in a militarily sensitive site in South Australia is likely to get underway soon.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/24/review-of-mining-in-woomera-begins-soon/feed/ 0 Fed govt changes tack on cane toads http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/18/fed-govt-changes-tack-on-cane-toads/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/18/fed-govt-changes-tack-on-cane-toads/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:31 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/18/fed-govt-changes-tack-on-cane-toads/ The federal government plans to abandon efforts to eradicate cane toads, and instead focus on saving animals like the quoll and goanna from the pest.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/18/fed-govt-changes-tack-on-cane-toads/feed/ 0 Govt plays down early budget surplus tip http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-plays-down-early-budget-surplus-tip/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-plays-down-early-budget-surplus-tip/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:46:11 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-plays-down-early-budget-surplus-tip/ The federal government is playing down research which suggests its budget could be in surplus four years earlier than predicted by Treasury.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-plays-down-early-budget-surplus-tip/feed/ 0 Govt & #39;unlikely & #39; to raise super payments http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-39unlikely-39-to-raise-super-payments/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-39unlikely-39-to-raise-super-payments/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:34:11 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/03/17/govt-39unlikely-39-to-raise-super-payments/ The federal government is unlikely to heed Paul Keating & #39;s call for compulsory super contributions to be increased, a cabinet minister says.

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