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Widen access to PLS, say cross-bench senators

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... normally repaid if the home is sold or from the person's estate after their death. A statement issued by the Australia Institute policy think tank said, "Extending the PLS would allow all retirees who have equity in property to use it to boost their ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... all age pensioners who need an easy way to increase their retirement income, said a leading think tank. The Australia Institute (TAI), a progressive think tank based in Canberra, has just released a research paper titled ' Boosting retirement incomes ...

Activist Simon Sheikh launches fossil fuel free super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... 'sustainable' still invest in coal and coal seam gas. In launching the new fund, Future Super cited research by The Australia Institute published last year, which found that one in four Australians are willing to shift their superannuation into a fund ...

Majority of Australians say 'no' to fossil fuel investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... altogether may often compare unfavourably to their peers. The survey coincides with the release of a report by the Australia Institute in partnership with 350.org.au and Market Forces, which investigates the exposure of Australian banks and super funds ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... scrapped before it becomes an expensive drag on the country's finances, according to new research from the Australia Institute. The think tank said that tax concessions on superannuation will cost the budget around $35 billion in 2013-14 and are projected ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... those for the retail funds only represent a fraction of what the overall institutions spend. According to the Australia Institute, in 2012 CBA's total advertising expenditure was $459 million, while Westpac's was $147 million. In CBA's case, therefore ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... with Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten last week saying he will defend low income tax benefits and The Australia Institute saying the top end of town should be targeted instead. Concerns about disproportionate effects that would be felt by low income ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inept

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... concessions - the mainstay of Australia's universal superannuation system - make them highly inefficient. The Australia Institute's (TAI) recently released study, 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", reveals that within five years - according ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australia Institute (TAI) has just released a study, 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", where they reveal that within five years, according to the Commonwealth Budget Papers, the costs of the nation's taxation subsidies will climb ...

AusFIN calls for 'fairer outcomes'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... Association, Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW), Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA), Per Capita and The Australia Institute as members. The association said it intends to improve the functioning of Australia's financial system through the ...