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Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... their super would make for a more equitable superannuation system. "Superannuation paid on parental leave and making childcare more affordable are examples of policies that could have made meaningful, long-term differences to Australian women's retirement ...

Cash bonus and fuel excise cut

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With everything from the price of petrol and groceries to rent and childcare seemingly on the rise, the federal government has sought to target cost of living concerns in its 2022-23 budget with a number of temporary spending measures. For starters ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... not specifically increase the child care subsidy as some expected. The budget allocates $19.4 million for additional childcare spending, on top of the $10.3 billion spend last year. Last year's announcement that the annual cap on the child care subsidy ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... the budget that they will roll out during the election campaign. Say, if they are going to increase the subsidies for childcare payments." Meanwhile, some matters cannot wait to be rolled out as election promises. Top of mind for voters is likely to ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget next week, new research shows making childcare more affordable could close the gender gap in superannuation savings. Currently, women retire with almost a third less super than men on average, but a new report from Industry ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... long-overdue superannuation equity measures and boost women's workforce participation through improved access to affordable childcare. Addressing gender inequity will not only create a better society but has real economic benefits that can help investors ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... addition, HESTA is lobbying the government to act on an issue keeping many women out of the workforce - the affordability of childcare. Universal access to quality, flexible early childhood education and care until children start school would help boost ...

Knight Frank releases 2022 outlook

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... environment will be well placed, and this explains part of the drive for specialist property assets such as build-to-rent, childcare centres and healthcare," Burston said. The report shows that persistent lockdowns and the uncertainty brought about by ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... auditors, civil engineers, vets, and agricultural scientists are highly in demand. There is also a shortage of nurses, childcare workers, cooks, bakers, locksmiths, and mechanics across all states and territories. Raising the threshold, ACCI chief executive ...

Australian Unity, Heritage Bank partner

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... demonstrated by our recent investments in a new 'A grade' office building in Beenleigh, specialist disability accommodation and childcare property in Toowoomba and across southeast Queensland, in addition to the $1.1 billion Herston Quarter precinct ...