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Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... capability, focus and structure, he said, underpinned by a $330 billion investment in the Defence Integrated Investment Program out to 2033-34. This means that defence funding will exceed 2.3% of GDP by the early 2030s. This includes a $50.3 billion ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... homes faster and tackle housing unaffordability. As part of the Federal Budget, Chalmers is expanding the Help to Buy program to support Australians buy homes with lower deposits and smaller mortgages with an additional $800 million, taking the total ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... bonanza. The Federal Budget commitment to improve transportation networks forms part of the Infrastructure Investment Program, a commitment of $120 billion over a decade for an investment pipeline of sustainable land transport infrastructure projects. ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... three million Australians to make the "system fairer." Subject passing legislation, all outstanding Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) and other student loans will be cut by 20%, wiping $16 billion from existing balances. This is in addition to earlier ...

Chalmers' warning on tariffs and trade wars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... addition, the government has boosted defence spending with a $330 billion investment in the Defence Integrated Investment Program out to 2033-34, which will mean that Defence funding will exceed 2.3% of GDP by the early 2030s. This includes a $50.3 billion ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... PBS", as well as on the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Stoma Appliance Scheme and the Take Home Naloxone program. It is also set to reduce the PBS co-payment from $31.60 to $25 from 1 January 2026. The PBS investment will allow more ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... last traded at 60 cents per share. The biotech firm is now exploring possible options in respect of its clinical trial program "with a view to identifying whether there is a pathway that represents the best outcome for the company and its shareholders". ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has slammed a "draconian" employment contract issued to AMP staff. Staff have been given one week to sign the new employment contracts that enables AMP to carry out continuous video surveillance of them no matter where ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Livanas said the fund explored alternative risk premia, but found these "generally bomb," prompting it to create an in-house program. The fund also looked to credit and other areas to construct a portfolio that's "pretty well diverse." The fund has pared ...

Perpetual Private awards $60m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
Perpetual Private has added the Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity Fund to its multi-asset, multi-manager programme, with an initial allocation of $60 million. The Osmosis Core Equity Fund targets a better risk-adjusted return than the MSCI World ...