Friday, 26 November 2004

Dunne applauds National’s superannuation change

United Future leader, Peter Dunne, today welcomed the National Party’s decision to support the Cullen superannuation fund.

“When this fund was established, we said it was the first step towards getting a genuine multi-party accord that will bring certainty to the retirement plans of New Zealanders,” he said.

“There are some issues that are so over-riding they should not become the plaything of politicians with differing agendas – and superannuation is one of those.

“It’s now up to all the other parties in Parliament who have not so far signed up to support the fund to rethink their position.

“National’s decision must be the first step in a bigger and more important process – re-establishing a genuine multi-party Accord on superannuation, and Dr Cullen must now start to move in that direction.

“The outcome can only be good for all New Zealanders,” said Mr Dunne.

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>