The key question in a legal challenge to the ‘postal plebiscite’ is whether information about Australians’ opinions on same-sex marriage constitutes ‘statistical information’.
Mathias Cormann said the government was confident it had a legal and constitutional way to hold a postal vote on same-sex marriage.
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Consider this statement from Treasurer Scott Morrison about the alleged financial “black hole” in Labor’s program. “The worst case scenario is $67 billion. Best case scenario is a $32 billion black hole…
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said there is “no easy way to repair the budget”.
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Michelle Grattan speaks with Labor candidate Matt Keogh, deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, Greens leader Richard Di Natale and Greens candidate Vanessa Rauland.
There is evidence Australia’s bank bill swap rate was manipulated: so what now for regulators?
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The wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow and nowhere slower than in the Sydney headquarters of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). A recent report appears to show that ASIC…
This government is fond of comparing the economy to a household budget - but there is one really major difference.
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Treasurer Joe Hockey is experiencing difficult times. Deteriorating terms of trade and an uncooperative senate mean that he cannot deliver the surplus when he said he would and he cannot continue to cut…
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has taken a fresh look at FOFA reform, and decided to proceed with some amendments.
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The Federal Government has confirmed it will push ahead with controversial moves to water down the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law reforms, on the grounds the current legislation reduces the affordability…
Finance minister Mathias Cormann has worked closely with Joe Hockey on the federal budget.
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Our budget coverage continues with interviews firstly with Finance minister Mathias Cormann and then Shadow Finance Minister Tony Burke. Listen to both interviews in this podcast.