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Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... superannuation minister Jane Hume had initially said it would drive house prices up short term. Sales also listed a series of Coalition luminaries who have previously stated that giving people access to retirement savings for the purpose of homeownership ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
The super industry has welcomed the Prime Minister's re-election promise that a Coalition government will lift the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% as legislated. The Prime Minister has said he "stands by" the currently legislated 12% increase and ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
An ACTU report has blasted the Coalition government for the consistent entrenchment of low wage growth. The Morrison missing in action on wages report shows that over the entire term of the Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... pronounced in the 35 to 44 age group," Groves said. "Availability of affordable housing is a goal that is shared by both the Coalition and the Opposition. It impacts on the functioning of the economy as well as the wellbeing of individuals and the cohesiveness ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... trust that exchange to deliver on its commitments to its customers and have appropriate protections." She added: "The coalition has a plan to ensure that crypto investors who hold their crypto on exchange can always access their money by introducing ...

Experienced advisers in education limbo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... comforting factor is it was said this side of the election, minister Hume's credibility will be on the line if the coalition gets re-elected and she does not honour her commitment. We can only hope she values her credibility," Jones said. Meanwhile ...

Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... worker earns less than that amount a month. "We welcome the minister giving an ironclad commitment that a re-elected coalition government would not alter the super guarantee increase in any way," ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said. He added his support ...

YFYS on its way to Senate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... choice products in the performance tests. The bill will now be considered by the Senate mid-June. In the Senate, the coalition government holds 36 of the total 76 seats, while Labor has just 26. A bill needs 30 votes to pass or 38 to block. Greens, who ...

More flexibility for retirees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... older Australians who wish to boost their retirement income by unlocking equity in their real estate assets. "Under the Coalition, Australian seniors will always have more control over their money," treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. The government is also ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
The coalition has hinted that it will not eradicate commissions paid on life insurance products, acknowledging that financial advisers' bottom line has struggled since the introduction of the Life Insurance Framework reforms. While the government's ...