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SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... improved access of beneficiaries to super by amending the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship structures.

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... Wiradjuri woman from her mother's side, was born and raised in Gadigal country. She was previously director, transforming Aboriginal outcomes (TAO) in the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), where she was responsible for designing ...

Life insurance complaints drop 24%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... Complaints Authority (AFCA), the total number of complaints has fallen 24% year on year to 1468, largely due to the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund or Youpla Group for misrepresenting the sale of funeral plans. Isolating these cases, the reduction ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... enshrined in the constitution, in response to a call from the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Prominent Yes and No campaigners have taken centre stage since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... 74.6% for non-Indigenous people in the same age group, a 22.4% gap. The partnership will focus on the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and community-controlled organisations, opportunities for job creation and translating First ...

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... outcomes for First Nations people, noting preservation or retirement age is typically 60 or 65. "Life expectancy for an Aboriginal male is 71, so immediately it's a bit of a difficult sell for First Nations people who are not confident that they're ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... superannuation liability purpose. At present, its management includes overseeing the Medical Research Future Fund, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund, the Future Drought Fund, the Disaster Ready Fund, and the DisabilityCare ...

ASIC acts to combat financial inequality for First Nations people

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... Framework by highlighting the pursuit and promotion of regulatory outcomes that address harm and misconduct affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and investors. ASIC said the RAP and Framework are part of its efforts to support positive ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... emergencies personal circumstances, location, or structural barriers, processes should be in place to help. "This can include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those in remote communities, the incarcerated or recently released, intersex ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... across all income levels, but women, single parents and part-time workers suffer the most. It further revealed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are at a significant disadvantage compared to the non-indigenous population in terms ...
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