Please note I have replied to correspondence I have received recently on this issue via letter. The core text of the letter for your information is below. I have tried to respond personally to emails but acknowledge it is not possible for me to cover all of them. Kate Thank you for your letter [...]
ComSuper & Defence Pension
Parliamentary Speech on the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill
Below is a transcript on the speech by Senator Lundy to the Senate on the third reading of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 from the 16th June 2011. The rest of the speeches, discussion and division results from the third reading are available on the Hansard website for [...]
ComSuper and Defence Pension Update April 2011
Recently I met with SCOA and ACPSRO representatives John Coleman, Dr Annette Barbetti and Ron Dean to discuss the latest developments in our indexation campaign. Much of our discussion centred on an analysis of the Updated Estimates of the Cost of Alternative Indexation Arrangements for Commonwealth Superannuation Pensions – Summary , released on 17 February [...]
ComSuper and Defence Pension Update February 2011
This post is to update you on where we are at with the Comsuper and Defence Pension issue. Dr Mike Kelly MP, Ms Gai Brodtmann MP, Dr Andrew Leigh MP and myself sent this letter yesterday to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong. As you can see, we are pressing for [...]
Speaking at SCOA & DFWA meeting on 16th August
I am pleased to have been invited by SCOA and DFWA to a meeting on the issue of indexation of Commonwealth superannuants pensions, on Monday 16 August at 10.30 am at the Southern Cross Club in Woden. I look forward to our discussions there on how to best achieve our goals. Together with the organisations [...]
