Hockey, Joe

• 'Joe Hockey was wrong': Howard stands by family tax benefits

  Posted September 14, 2016 21:30:16 | Updated September 15, 2016 05:19:05

  Former prime minister John Howard defends his economic legacy, saying he doesn't know "what Joe Hockey was bemoaning" when he railed against the age of entitlement.

  Topics: government-and-politics, howard-john-winston, hockey-joe, australia

• Hockey's resignation cost taxpayers more than $450,000

  By political reporter Dan Conifer

  Posted December 11, 2015 00:22:19 | Updated December 11, 2015 00:30:13

  Dumped treasurer Joe Hockey's decision to quit politics mid-term has cost taxpayers more than $450,000 in by-election expenses.

  Topics: government-and-politics, elections, hockey-joe, australia

• 'Politics beat me': Hockey off to Washington as ambassadorial role confirmed

  By political reporter Anna Henderson

  Posted December 08, 2015 09:42:37 | Updated December 08, 2015 13:36:50

  Dumped treasurer Joe Hockey will become Australia's ambassador to the US in the new year, as he concedes staying in parliament would have been about "getting even" with those who engineered his downfall.

  Topics: hockey-joe, government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, united-states

• Labor, Coalition silent on Hockey parliamentary pension debate

  By political reporters Dan Conifer and Susan McDonald

  Posted October 27, 2015 06:23:54

  Both major political parties are distancing themselves from a call to stop parliamentary pensions while ex-MPs and senators hold diplomatic posts.

  Topics: federal-parliament, government-and-politics, federal-government, hockey-joe, person, australia

• Protesters label pre-selection process for Joe Hockey's seat 'undemocratic'

  By Jean Kennedy

  Posted October 26, 2015 19:47:22 | Updated October 26, 2015 20:12:59

  A small group of people stage a protest outside the Liberal Party's pre-selection meeting for former treasurer Joe Hockey's seat of North Sydney, labelling the process "undemocratic".

  Topics: liberals, hockey-joe, political-parties, elections, north-sydney-2060

• Hockey urged not to 'double dip' as ambassador

  By political reporter Francis Keany

  Posted October 25, 2015 14:49:24 | Updated October 25, 2015 16:53:02

  Senator Nick Xenophon calls on former treasurer Joe Hockey not to "double dip" by drawing on his parliamentary pension if he becomes ambassador to the United States.

  Topics: federal-parliament, federal-government, hockey-joe, australia

• The Drum Wednesday October 21 Video

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  Posted October 21, 2015 18:00:00 | Updated October 21, 2015 18:58:24

  Host: Julia Baird. Panel: Jane Caro; Warren Mundine and Tony Wright. Interview with: Norman Hermant.
  The panel discusses: Joe Hockey's valedictory speech; changes to family payments; the new Canadian Prime Minister and backlash over the David Jones' Adam Goodes advertisement.

  Topics: hockey-joe, federal-parliament, children, tax, elections, advertising, aboriginal, australia, canada

• Hockey departs Canberra with Parliament's respect

  By political editor Chris Uhlmann

  Posted October 21, 2015 14:48:22

  After 19 years in Parliament, Joe Hockey leaves Canberra with the respect of his peers on both sides of the House but unfinished business on the policy front.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, hockey-joe, federal-parliament, australia

• Turnbull, Shorten pay tribute to 'giant of Parliament' Hockey

  Posted October 21, 2015 13:13:41 | Updated October 21, 2015 14:00:28

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pays tribute to retiring MP Joe Hockey, describing the former treasurer as one of the giants of Parliament with a "big heart full of love for a great nation".

  Topics: hockey-joe, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia, north-sydney-2060

• What does Joe Hockey leave behind as he exits Parliament? Opinion

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  By Terry Barnes

  Posted October 21, 2015 10:07:37

  Joe Hockey can be proud of being a Howard government minister and coming within a whisker of the Liberal leadership. But as treasurer he was brought undone by his own political misjudgements.

  Topics: hockey-joe

• Joe Hockey to stand in House of Representatives for last time

  By political reporter Matthew Doran

  Posted October 21, 2015 01:45:16 | Updated October 21, 2015 09:41:40

  He is just a few months shy of reaching 20 years as a member of Federal Parliament, but Joe Hockey will today take to his feet in the House of Representatives for the last time.

  Topics: hockey-joe, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• The Drum Tuesday October 20 Video

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  Posted October 20, 2015 18:00:00 | Updated October 20, 2015 18:59:58

  Host: Julia Baird. Panel: Ticky Fullerton; Graeme Innes and Sabine Wolff.
  The panel discusses: the Government’s Murray Review response; Joe Hockey's resignation; anti-Islam political parties and tattoos.

  Topics: consumer-finance, money-and-monetary-policy, hockey-joe, unions, minor-parties, multiculturalism, australia, india

• Inequality will cast a shadow over Hockey's legacy Opinion

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  By Greg Jericho

  Posted September 23, 2015 09:22:39

  Joe Hockey leaves a mixed legacy from his time as Treasurer, but the lasting impression might be that while economic growth is important, you can't ignore the issue of inequality.

  Topics: government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, hockey-joe

• Political profile: The rise and fall of Joe Hockey

  By political reporter Eliza Borrello

  Posted September 20, 2015 16:31:25 | Updated October 21, 2015 11:14:25

  Aftedr becoming treasurer in 2013, a series of poorly chosen phrases and an unpopular budget saw Joe Hockey's hopes of one day becoming prime minister dashed.

  Topics: hockey-joe, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, parliament, abbott-tony, australia

• Cabinet reshuffle: Who's going where?

  Posted September 20, 2015 16:08:31 | Updated October 07, 2016 10:32:38

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull names his first ministry. See who is moving where.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, turnbull-malcolm, bishop-julie, hockey-joe, abbott-tony, truss-warren, joyce-barnaby, australia

• Joe Hockey walks to meeting room image

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  Posted September 15, 2015 21:03:41

  Topics: liberals, political-parties, government-and-politics, hockey-joe, canberra-2600

• Tribunal finds Coalition costings review 'breached auditing standards'

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  By Nick Grimm

  Posted September 07, 2015 16:23:43 | Updated September 07, 2015 16:44:57

  A disciplinary tribunal hearing launched by Australia's peak accounting organisation finds an independent review of the Coalition's costings in 2013 breached auditing standards.

  Topics: hockey-joe, government-and-politics, budget, australia

• Abbott open to reshuffle by end of year

  By political reporter Dan Conifer

  Posted September 07, 2015 12:37:40 | Updated September 11, 2015 12:09:14

  Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves the door open for a frontbench reshuffle, a move Social Services Minister Scott Morrison indicated would not come as a surprise.

  Topics: abbott-tony, federal-government, bishop-julie, hockey-joe, australia

• US central bank needs to quash uncertainty about interest rate rise: Hockey

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  By Louise Yaxley

  Posted September 07, 2015 08:23:30 | Updated September 07, 2015 10:02:41

  America's central bank needs to end the global uncertainty about whether it is about to raise interest rates for the first time since the global financial crisis, Treasurer Joe Hockey says.

  Topics: hockey-joe, government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, australia, china, turkey, asia

• The Drum Monday August 31 Video

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  Posted August 31, 2015 18:00:00 | Updated August 31, 2015 18:53:07

  Host: Sophie Black. Panel: John Hewson, Tom Allard and Kirstie Parker. Interview with: Dr Jennifer Buckingham.
  The panel discusses: Dyson Heydon; Joe Hockey's future; charter schools and the refugee resettlement deal with Cambodia.

  Topics: royal-commissions, unions, judges-and-legal-profession, hockey-joe, federal-government, schools, public-schools, refugees, australia, cambodia, nauru

• Republic push: A royal stuff-up for a Treasurer with other priorities Opinion

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  By Terry Barnes

  Posted August 26, 2015 16:30:18

  At a time when the Government is attempting to avoid distractions and get back on track, here is the Treasurer derailing his own rebooted tax reform mission by reviving the republic debate.

  Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, republic, hockey-joe, government-and-politics, federal-government

• Hockey under fire over republic push

  By political reporter Jane Norman

  Posted August 26, 2015 12:42:57 | Updated August 27, 2015 00:32:05

  Joe Hockey raises the ire of Coalition colleagues with plans to lead a renewed push to make Australia a republic, with deputy PM Warren Truss urging the Treasurer to keep his focus on the economy.

  Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, hockey-joe, royal-and-imperial-matters, australia

• Labor calls on Hockey to rule out GST on health

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  By political reporter Peta Donald

  Posted August 25, 2015 06:19:55 | Updated August 25, 2015 11:41:24

  Treasurer Joe Hockey is urged to rule out broadening the base of the GST to include health care, as a way to fund income tax cuts.

  Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, tax, health, health-policy, hockey-joe, australia

• Bracket creep reform: What are you waiting for, Hockey? Opinion

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  By Michael Potter

  Posted August 24, 2015 14:59:43 | Updated September 29, 2015 16:23:52

  Addressing the problem of stealth income tax increases is crucial for a Government wishing to focus on jobs and growth. That's why the Treasurer shouldn't delay.

  Topics: tax, hockey-joe, federal-government

• Treasurer speaks at forum image

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  Posted August 24, 2015 11:51:23

  Topics: hockey-joe, sydney-2000

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