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Spirit Super pays tribute to Doug Fry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... the work that Doug undertook during his time leading the fund." Spirit Super extended its sympathies to Fry's wife Jan, children Michael, Simon, Rachel, Justin and Kate, and to his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... men. It's believed this large divergence first expanded when many local women took time out of the workforce to have children. In response to these findings, ISA forebode that a lack of bridge the gap commitments at the upcoming election would have disastrous ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... fortnight, Parenting Payment to the new JobSeeker rate and Family Tax Benefit Part A by 20 per cent ($40 per fortnight for children under 13 years). All three options also include a 50% increase to rental assistance. "The Society strongly supports the ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... family will be worse off, but almost all families will be better off. Making childcare cheaper will mean more Australian children get access to early education, giving them a great start in life," Albanese said. "And, crucially, cheaper childcare is ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... would allow parents to continue building their retirement savings while taking time out of the paid workforce to care for children and family. "Although the government has extended the length of paid parental leave by two weeks in this Budget, it's disappointing ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... year's announcement that the annual cap on the child care subsidy would be removed and subsidies for second and subsequent children would be increased will remain in place - with the government projecting these measures assist 250,000 families and save ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... 'Resilient Kids' program, $10 million will be provided over 4 years from 2021-22 to support the mental health of school-aged children in the Northern Rivers region affected by the recent flood event." While Frydenberg committed to net zero by 2050 in ...

New scaled advice offering launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... solution was initially developed in 2019 for Arch Capital's staff and family members, C and D clients, and the adult children of existing clients. Scientiam runs on a subscription model and is exclusive to advisers. As part of the registration process ...

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... The Family Home Guarantee is specifically targeted to single parent families, assisting eligible single parents with children to buy their first home or to re-enter the housing market with a deposit of as little as 2%. Frydenberg reported that of total ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... "The gender super gap widens dramatically during the years when many women take time out of the paid workforce to raise children. That's because childcare costs gobble up any income from paid work and far too many mums don't get paid super on parental ...