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Limiting negative gearing could add $2bn in annual revenue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... governments or for treasurers to get advice on contentious issues which are in the public domain, including in the parliament," Chalmers said. "It is not unusual for treasurers to do that, but we have made it very clear through the course of this week ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this morning. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Employers who fail to pay superannuation contributions within seven days of paying wages will face harsh penalties under the government's new Payday Super laws. Releasing its proposed framework today, the government outlined further details it plans ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... Property Fund (URF). The inquiry will be heard under the Senate Economic Committee after Senator Hanson secured cross-parliament support. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the inquiry marks a "major step forward for our profession, and we want to ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... is looking to prop up the industry, with minister for aged care Anika Wells introducing the Aged Care Bill 2024 to parliament yesterday. It's said the reforms will deliver about $930 million into the sector over the next four years, while saving ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is calling on all federal members of parliament to support a public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and the flow-on effect on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The FAAA has written ...

Superannuation objective legislation hits Senate floor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... the Age Pension." The bill wouldn't alter current superannuation laws but will require policymakers to demonstrate to Parliament and the public how future changes align with the legislated objective. It will require members of Parliament who consider ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... government has pledged to enact payday super reforms by 2026, the legislation, however, still hasn't been introduced to Parliament, and details of its implementation remain unclear. The government also announced increased funding for the ATO to boost ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024 is to be introduced into parliament today by social services minister Amanda Rishworth, following the government's announcement in March that it would begin ...

Future Group joins campaign to ban gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
Ethical investment groups Ethinvest and Future Group are backing an investor campaign to stop media giants Seven West and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super ...