Bill Kelty
A ‘terrible’ system for young people: Tax reform architect pleads for real reform
Bill Kelty was instrumental to the tax reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. He says old people like himself don’t need more out of the tax system.
- Shane Wright
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‘Do whatever is possible’: Top economists join forces to back capital gains tax changes
Three days of parliamentary hearings will take evidence from some of the nation’s pre-eminent economists – and an international financial organisation – backing changes to capital gains tax.
- Shane Wright
Labor’s Left backed Trump’s strikes on Iran. It’s not the only issue they’ve shifted on
Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. It would have been unheard of at the start of their careers.
- Nick Bonyhady
He walked away from footy 11 years ago, but this key figure has Andrew Dillon’s ear
Andrew Demetriou insists he’s retired and has barely attended a game in an official capacity since he departed the AFL, but the former league chief has emerged as a loyal and trusted confidante of the man now reshaping the competition and its administration.
- Caroline Wilson
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- Building Bad
Setka stack fears as Greens stand to win big from Labor-union split
Labor’s decision to put the construction union into administration has triggered a revolt within a significant part of the union movement.
- Paul Sakkal and Kieran Rooney
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- CFMEU
‘It’s a delusion’: Kelty hits back at Coalition call to deregister CFMEU
But the former ACTU secretary says the move to overhaul the CFMEU is justified by the need to protect the interests of ordinary members.
- David Crowe and Angus Thompson
- Opinion
- Trade unions
Building union officials are the toughest people I know, but unity is a two-way street
It is regretful that the ACTU has had to take steps to suspend the CFMEU, but it had no choice if it wanted to protect the interests of working people.
- Bill Kelty
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- Wage growth
‘You’re chasing your tail’: Kelty warns against trying to outrun inflation with repeated wage rises
But the former ACTU boss has dismissed much of the talk of a looming wage-inflation spiral as “hyperbole”.
- Angus Thompson
Premier has 'magic opportunity' to reshape state: Bill Kelty
Bill Kelty, the industrial consigliere behind some of Australia's most significant economic reforms, says Daniel Andrews can build a broad consensus for generational change.
- Chip Le Grand
Iola Mathews' gutsy fight for social change and action
Winning for Women is a vital repository of first-hand labour history, gender history and media history.
- Chris Wallace