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New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... contact details of super funds," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. As part of the package, Robert said the Australian Bureau of Statistics will reinstate its Time Use Survey to help gauge the economic value of unpaid work to be conducted in 2020-21. ...

Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... wage growth at the Australia level was 2.3%, the highest growth rate since September quarter 2015." That's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) chief economist Bruce Hockman talking about the results of the Wage Price Index (WPI) report that showed ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... it's... very dangerous, be careful." This is because Australian property prices are on the down low. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Residential Property Price Index' report showed the weighted average of eight capital cities ...

Chief economist update: Australia's low(er)-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... themselves. While the unemployment rate has fallen to a six-year low of 5% in September (from 5.3% in August) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) trend measures show continued improvement in the country's labour market, the latest ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... strong base. More up-to-date report on the country's labour market delivers extra positive underpinnings. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the economy added 5,600 workers in September. Although sharply lower than market expectations ...

Part-time work widens super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... approaching retirement will have 37% less in their superannuation balance than men, latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Women aged between 55 to 64 years old will have an average of $196,000, while men retire with a significantly ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... services and the day to day management of superannuation, competition and consumer policy. He will also oversee the Australian Bureau of Statistics, fintech, and crowd source equity funding, while assisting across the portfolio on matters including taxation ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... phrase should be wages growth had been painfully stuck in the very slow 2-2.1% over the past 10 quarters. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report showed that wages - total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - grew ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Australians, all, there's now 25 million of us... and counting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's population reached 25 million shortly after 11pm AEST on August 7. According to the report, population has ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... getting a pay rise." Not really an earth-shattering revelation but it confirms the stagnant growth in wages in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report and portends that the June quarter would not be much different ...