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30 Apr Diplomatic impunity? China’s man comes from the blind side
Eryk Bagshaw, Anthony Galloway, & Darren Gray - The Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 30 April 2020 Billionaire miner Andrew Forrest has been accused of ambushing the Australian government after he parachuted one of China's top diplomats into an official event, blindsiding Health Minister Greg Hunt. Mr...
30 Apr Government demands ASIC probe into ISA early access modelling
Michael Roddan - Australian Financial Review - Thursday 30 April Liberal MPs have piled pressure on the corporate watchdog to investigate Industry Super Australia over Treasury concerns it exaggerated the impact of withdrawing savings under the government's early superannuation access scheme. Senator James Paterson, who chairs the...
29 Apr Treasury wants Industry Super to explain ‘over egged’ forecasts
Michael Roddan - Australian Financial Review - Wednesday 29 April 2020 Treasury dug in over a spat with Industry Super Australia, demanding the lobby group explain its "significantly higher" estimated impacts of withdrawals under the early access scheme and after a departmental official claimed the over-egged forecasts...
29 Apr Taiwan wants Australian support
Eryk Bagshaw - The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 29 April 2020 Taiwan has called on Australia to back its campaign to join the World Health Organisation, despite China's objections, arguing it has much to teach the world about tackling coronavirus. Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said...
29 Apr China takes advantage as Aussie families suffer
Sharri Markson - The Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 29 April Exclusive: The lost income from Australian families and businesses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will total $60 billion in the next few months, according to new economic modelling. The devastation to the Australian economy comes...
29 Apr China ups the trade ante over push for virus probe
Andrew Tillett - Australian Financial Review - Wednesday 29 April 2020 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is a busy man. But that did not stop him from appearing at Belgrade's airport on March 21 to greet a group of Chinese doctors bringing medical supplies to help treat...
29 Apr Funds accused of inflating super hit
Patrick Commins - The Australian - Wednesday 29 April 2020 A stoush has emerged between Treasury and the massive industry superannuation sector after the department accused Industry Super Australia of inflating the potential impact on retirement savings of withdrawing money under the government’s emergency early release...
28 Apr Senator Paterson on 2GB: Australia’s COVID-19 Recovery
Senator Paterson on 2GB: Australia's COVID-19 Recovery...
28 Apr Chinese scientists linked to virus probe worked in Australia
Sharri Markson - The Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 28 April 2020 Two Chinese scientists — who western intelligence agencies are looking into as part of their probe into the origins of the global coronavirus contagion — studied live bats in Australia in research jointly funded by...