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Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the official inflation figures released this week were only lower due to government rebates, despite what the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data found. Doing the media rounds this morning ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... streams in terms of valuation and payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones. "Although market-linked income streams have similarities to account-based income ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... Advisory. The FAAA has called upon parliamentarians to support the inquiry. It met with Treasury last week and consulted with Minister Stephen Jones in August. The probe will address key concerns about Dixon Advisory's collapse and its impact on ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... the government's recent Scams Prevention Framework, which called for a coordinated response to financial crime. "As the Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke noted... the rapid pace of development of risk in this area means public and private partnerships ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... tough penalties for non-compliance and dispute resolution pathways for consumers to seek redress. Under the framework the Minister for Financial Services can designate sectors under the framework. Participants in these sectors must have measures to prevent ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... care expenses predicted to hit $42 billion by 2026-27, the federal government 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 ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a range of heritable conditions, cancer predisposition syndromes, and cancers," minister for financial services Stephen Jones said. "No Australian should be discouraged from undertaking testing out of fear it may ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... parental leave. A joint statement from deputy leader of the opposition Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and shadow minister for social services Michael Sukkar noted that the Coalition provided in-principal support for super on government-funded ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... competent, and ensures that changes in control of any financial market infrastructure must be approved by either the minister or ASIC," he said. Climate reporting The bill also introduces mandatory climate reporting requirements for large companies ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... (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 paying Superannuation Guarantee ...