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IFS recovers record $250m in unpaid super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... Lister said. "However, it doesn't address the billions of dollars in historical unpaid super still owed to Australian workers, nor does it remove the cashflow challenges many businesses face." Payday Super applies prospectively from the new financial ...

BUSSQ ups insurance cover, costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... themselves and their families, as many of the fund's members work in higher-risk occupations. Effective August 1, manual workers received a 162.5% increase in TPD cover and a 25% increase in death cover for a weekly fee increase of $2.96. Non-manual ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) said half a million teen workers across Australia will miss out on $411 million in super this financial year due to the current exclusion if they work part-time. The SMC said the outdated law is prohibiting around 530,000 ...

Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Labor has unanimously supported extending superannuation to under-18 Australian workers. Delegates at Labor's National Conference voted to include a policy to extend compulsory super regardless of the hours of worked, in its National Platform, a formal ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... tackling competitive distortions in global trade. "President Trump is using both tariffs and trade deals to support American workers and correct trade imbalances, by eliminating trade barriers abroad and supporting domestic manufacturing at home," Greer ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... and conditions." Streets added the FSU will not relent until the companies are held to account for treating Australian workers like "pawns in a fruitless global chess game".

Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... apply a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts to better align the tax rate on trust income with the tax rates paid by workers, Treasury said. The announcement was made alongside other changes, including the reforms of capital gains tax discount and ...

Payday Super to tackle gender super gap: Aware Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... community services - often in part-time or casual roles. Payday Super addresses a structural inequity that has cost these workers real money over their working lives. That matters enormously to us," Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said. Aware ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... the Budget on May 12. Testamentary trusts will also be given a reprieve from the new tax regime. "This is a victory for workers, first home buyers and future generations," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. "The bill that has passed today will help ensure ...

Operational changes anticipated for Payday Super: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... cashflow management. Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the reforms would deliver meaningful benefits for workers while highlighting the importance of supporting employers through the transition. "Payday Super is good for working Australians ...