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Today’s announcement from Labor is another desperate attempt to hide its two years of failure to address the cost of living crisis. For Australians struggling with the cost of living, this is just a band aid on a bullet wound.

With just three parliamentary sitting weeks left before the year ends and an election looming, the clock is ticking for the government to act on the Quality of Advice Review’s (QAR) final report, which has now sat on Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones’ desk for 650 days.

Revelations today of APRA investigations of union-appointed super fund directors allegedly using their position to direct contracts to the CFMEU highlights the need for rigorous consumer protections in the super industry and better superannuation governance.

The Albanese Labor Government has teamed up with the Greens and Senator David Pocock to block the Coalition’s attempt to throw out onerous new regulations

Revelations today of APRA investigations of union-appointed super fund directors allegedly using their position to direct contracts to the CFMEU highlights the need for rigorous consumer protections in the super industry and better superannuation governance.

Labor and the Greens have teamed up to ram through new mandatory disclosure laws which impose an unacceptable compliance burden on the Australian economy.

In the Senate today, the Coalition ensured the passage of key legislation to expand the
functionality of the Consumer Data Right (CDR), an important cost of living and
competition initiative.

The Coalition will seek to disallow the Albanese Labor Government’s latest move to burden tax practitioners with unnecessary and unrealistic red tape. The new obligations

The Albanese Labor Government’s silence and inaction on the Consumer Data Right (CDR) is holding back this crucial cost of living relief and competition initiative.

“We don’t want additional taxes and people picked out because they [the government] want to spend an additional $3.15 billion a year and want to find ways to pay for it,” he said.

At a breakfast hosted by the Financial Services Council in Sydney on Wednesday morning, Howarth said this was part of the plan to reduce advice costs, along with greater scrutiny of ASIC spending and delivering the Quality of Advice Review recommendations in full.

Opposition assistant treasury and financial services spokesman Luke Howarth has backed calls for reforms to the corporate regulator, laying out a vision for less regulation

“After botching long awaited reforms to reduce red tape for financial advisers, the Assistant Treasurer has turned his attention to attacking local accountants, bookkeepers and tax agents.”

The opposition has blasted the government’s changes to the tax agent code of conduct, accusing Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones of “waging war on local accountants” by introducing “unrealistic” and error-riddled obligations.

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has launched a fresh assault on financial services professionals – this time directed at tax practitioners. Local accountants, bookkeepers and tax

The Coalition has successfully forced the “game changer” Consumer Data Right (CDR) policy back onto the legislative agenda, after the Albanese Labor Government left the

Labor and the Greens have teamed up to ram through new mandatory disclosure laws which impose an unacceptable compliance burden on the Australian economy.

Labor’s commitment to greater competition is in tatters after Labor backflipped on a
commitment to legislate the next tranche of legislation for the Consumer Data Right this
sitting week.

Labor and the Greens have teamed up to ram through new mandatory disclosure laws which impose an unacceptable compliance burden on the Australian economy.

Under questioning in Parliament today it was revealed that the Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones is asleep at the wheel when it comes to the Budget’s impact on the cost of financial advice.

Mr Howarth took the opportunity today in Parliament to ask questions to his opposing counterpart.

Shockingly, Minister Jones had no answers.

Linkfield Road Funding – A major cost blow-out. The Linkfield Road Overpass in Bald Hills is a critical piece of infrastructure in the Petrie Electorate.

Have your work hours or income been affected by this week’s lockdown? The Morrison Government has made sure financial support is available. The Federal Government’s

It’s Census time! This year you can complete your Census as soon as you receive your instructions, if you know who will be home on