Mr Combet was industry and innovation minister from December 2011 to July 2013 and retired from politics at the September federal election. He previously held a number of trade union positions, ...

Federal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of having a racist climate change policy. Mr Abbott has warned that Australian businesses buying carbon permits ...

Former federal Labor frontbencher Greg Combet has announced he is quitting politics for personal reasons. Mr Combet quit the frontbench last week after the Labor Party voted to remove Julia Gillard as ...

Players’ union adviser says David Peever is making ‘absurd’ claims in pay dispute with Australian Cricketers’ Association Former federal Labor minister Greg Combet has returned serve on Cricket ...

He’s been a unionist and a political fixer. Now the ex-Labor powerbroker opens up about his biggest job yet – running the $261 billion sovereign wealth fund. Greg Combet, once a Labor fixer, now runs ...

Former minister says then prime minister made the suggestion at the height of the party turmoil in the winter of 2013 Julia Gillard offered to stand aside as prime minister in favour of her climate ...

Former Labor minister Greg Combet is to be the new chair of the Future Fund, replacing Peter Costello. Combet, a member of parliament in 2007-2013, served in the industry and climate change and energy ...

GREG Combet reportedly told Kevin Rudd 18 months ago that, if a leadership change was to happen, he wanted to be treasurer as part of the deal. The conversation, in which Mr Combet was reported to ...

As the PM prepared to deliver an important power point presentation on his health reforms to his MPs at a caucus meeting last week, Mr Combet seized the moment. He jumped up and proceeded to tell the ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will discuss the investment direction of the $212 billion Future Fund with incoming chairman Greg Combet, after both the Labor figures previously backed the $3.5 ...

Anointed by Bob Hawke as a future Labor leader, the Climate Change Minister made the announcement late this afternoon. He quit the frontbench last week after Kevin Rudd’s victory in the leadership ...