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Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... $3.5 billion boost that will help GPs provide free consultations to about 11.6 million eligible Australians, including children under 16, pensioners and other concession card holders. It is the largest investment in such incentives ever. Energy bills ...

Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... economic status and wellbeing, starting with a $590 million pledge to the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32 initiative. "This is in addition to the $1.7 billion for women's safety announced in the October Budget. The ...

Next generation stands by family adviser: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... stability and independence. However, nearly six of 10 want to pass wealth to future generations and fund the education of children or grandchildren. About half want to give to charity or fund a financial legacy. Some 80% of wealth inheritors who first ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... "One of the things we know is that the most productive workers in the economy are women who work part-time after having children," Dawson explains. "This is because when women go back to work after having children, they often go back to the same job ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Fund, worth $10 billion, will provide 20,000 new social housing dwellings, 4000 of which will be allocated to women and children impacted by family violence and older women at risk of homelessness. A further 10,000 dwellings will be provided for frontline ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... (LSE) behavioural science professor Paul Dolan completed a study that showed unmarried single women who don't have children live longer, healthier, and happier lives over their married counterparts. "I do have clients in their 40s who have built ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... in Australia and we're thrilled to be able to throw our support behind Feel the Magic. The work they do with grieving children is nothing short of remarkable." The FICAP Charity Selection Committee was overwhelmed with applications for support from charities ...

NSW Premier promises 'future fund' for children

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
Children in New South Wales will be given a dedicated savings fund worth up to $49,000 under a new government contribution scheme if the Liberals win the upcoming state election. Premier Dominic Perrottet said that the policy, which is expected to cost ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... people agree that government should try to boost the super balances of women who take time out of the workforce to have children."

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... advice journey," she says. Having recently gained her Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning while caring for two young children and experiencing a marriage breakdown, Carey Financial's Baulch is even more passionate about helping women navigate ...