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Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... hundreds of thousands of Australians will be affected by this. Though, Dutton didn't directly answer whether the Coalition would index the $3 million in super. In an interview with Sky News, Dutton expressed that he believed that Australians' ...

Government to double tax for high super balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... positive reactions from industry bodies and industry funds. At the ASFA conference last week, Taylor expressed that Coalition also supports the idea of establishing an objective for super, but perhaps not in its current iteration. "It's essential ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... supplementary performance test that implements alternative indices. Though this policy was highly controversial, the Coalition said it would establish a precedent whereby investment performance is no longer the sole benchmark and purpose of super. "It ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... billion in 2022/23, $44 billion in 2023/24, $51.3 billion in 2024/25, and $49.6 billion in 2025/26. Comparatively, the Coalition government's 2022/23 budged released in March estimated a deficit of $78 billion in 2022/23, $56.5 billion in 2023/24 ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account. The super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations to advocate for the measure, saying it could be life-changing for women on lower incomes, of which ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... sector 'Australia's most privileged industry.' Bragg said: "Significant reforms were achieved under the Coalition to put members first. Undoing our hard work this early in the term, shows not only how partisan this government is, but also ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibiting the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030. The California ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
The Coalition's super home buyer proposal could leave thousands worse off, even if they don't access the scheme, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said. ISA said that under the super home buyer scheme, funds would be forced to carry more cash. As cash ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... financial situation and their superannuation." Notwithstanding greater clarity about the implementation, Abood believes the Coalition's proposal was interesting and certainly addressed a critical issue for many Australians. House price effects Less compelled ...

Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... superannuation minister Jane Hume had initially said it would drive house prices up short term. Sales also listed a series of Coalition luminaries who have previously stated that giving people access to retirement savings for the purpose of homeownership ...