MR PEARCE (Aston) (8:44 PM) -I rise as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services to speak on the report Inquiry into financial products and services in Australia. From the outset, I want to join with the chair... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (8:40 PM) -I would like to take this opportunity tonight to honour a great Australian. That great Australian is Dr Graeme Blackman, who has recently retired as chairman of Anglicare Victoria, a fine organisation he has most ably led since... Full details >

Good afternoon, I want to thank ASFA for the opportunity to speak with you today on some important issues relating to superannuation.

Today in the time available to me I want to touch on several areas and in doing so I hope to share with you not only... Full details >

It simply doesn't make sense for Australia to put its jobs and its industries at risk, when by his own admission the Prime Minister has suggested that the Copenhagen conference is not going to produce an outcome acceptable to all.

Yes, as politicians... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (11:32 AM) -I move an amendment to the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009, which I will return to in the consideration in detail stage of this debate:

That all words after ‘That... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (7:00 PM) -by leave-I move amendments (1) to (3), as circulated in my name, together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 6-7), omit the item, substitute:

1 Section 9

Insert:

total remuneration has the meaning... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (10:04 AM) - It is wonderful to rise in the House on this beautiful winter morning in Canberra to speak on important bills such as the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009, the National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (10:06 AM) -I want to take this opportunity to speak to the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009, and the related bill, just for a few minutes, as it relates to the area of superannuation and the selection... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (5:26 PM) -I rise tonight to make some comments in relation to Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010 and cognate bills that are before the parliament which of course encompass the budget for this year. The first area that I would like to go... Full details >

MR PEARCE (Aston) (4:19 PM) -I rise today to speak on the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009. This bill has three schedules within it. Schedule 1 first deals with a tax measure, particularly around changes to tax exemption for foreign... Full details >

Good morning, it's a pleasure to be in Sydney this morning to speak with you about our vital financial services sector.

I thank the SDIA for this opportunity to speak to your members and industry participants.

At present there are a number... Full details >

MR PEARCE (Aston) (11:36 AM) —I rise in the House today to offer some remarks in relation to the Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 200... Full details >

MR PEARCE (Aston) (3:45 PM) -The opposition welcomes this opportunity to reply to the minister's update on the government's policy objective of promoting Australia as a financial services hub. At this stage, I do not intend to respond in detail to... Full details >

Good afternoon, it's a pleasure to be here in Adelaide again.

Today I want to chat with you about the critically important matter of superannuation and outline to you what I think are some of the key areas of concern, challenge and opportunity... Full details >

Mr PEARCE (Aston) (4:39 PM) -This MPI today is about exposing the absolute failure of the government -

Mr Sidebottom -Absolute?

Mr PEARCE -Yes, the member for Braddon is right: absolute-to provide a credible plan to ensure Australia's economic... Full details >

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for that kind introduction Ross. It is a pleasure to be here today to officially launch the Lifewise campaign and I must say - to see so many familiar faces.

The genesis of the Lifewise campaign... Full details >