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Australian expats pension protected

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... force this month and is reported to make retirement easier for residents in both countries. Federal Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the government is committed ...

Treasurer calls for planners to enter China

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... more." The Treasurer said Australia had an opportunity to capitalise on its comparative advantage in health and social services, "especially for aged care and ageing services related to the demographic challenges faced across the region." "Australia ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... reshuffle brings new faces and a new structure to the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias Cormann kept his role and was also appointed ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Australia (LASA) said in a statement that although the release of the latest fees and charges by the Department of Social Services shows an indexation rise of 1.3%, ABS data demonstrates the cost of healthcare alone rising by 4.4% in the past year. As ...

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... over four years with changes to the pension asset test. Labor has attempted to block the deal. Federal government Social Services Minister, Scott Morrison, told Fairfax Media the changes would see more than 170,000 pensioners with low and modest levels ...

Government scraps philanthropic donation fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... listed shares and managed funds. The Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership, which includes Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, confirmed a number of measures to increase philanthropy in Australia. ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... were announced in the federal budget. Most changes to the Age Pension came as no surprise, already announced by Social Services Minister Scott Morrison prior to the budget release. Although in his budget speech, federal Treasurer Joe Hockey did say the ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... professional investors take to design retirement strategies. Prior to the release of the Budget tonight, Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that changes to the indexation of the Age Pension announced in last year's budget will ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... that it's the uncertainty surrounding the great reveal of Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's second Budget (or is it Social Services Minister Scott Morrison's first?). Prime Minister Tony Abbot "promised" that this one would be a "pretty dull and pretty ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
Federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the family home will never be included in the Age Pension means test under a Coalition government. At the same time, a raft of pension reforms potentially saving $2.4 billion in the ...