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ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... and digital capabilities ahead of the reforms, including integrating it's FirstChoice Employer Super with MYOB, Employment Hero, and Reckon. The firm is also relaunching Essential Super for business to Commonwealth Bank business customers in June ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... the system. He said the existing rule disproportionately disadvantages younger workers during the earliest years of employment, limiting the long-term benefits of compound investment returns. "Because of an outdated requirement to work 30 hours per week ...

Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... for targeted guidance, the research said. The report noted changing workforce patterns, career breaks and part-time employment could leave some members underinsured, particularly women with lower super balances. TAL said more personalised communications ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... enhanced support for older workers in physically demanding roles should also be offered, including stronger health and employment programmes, and transitional arrangements for groups expecting to receive the public pension for a shorter period. It also ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... chief research officer Ross Illes said maintaining a connection to work is key, noting the likelihood of returning to employment declines the longer someone remains out of the workforce. Industry groups are calling for a more coordinated, whole of system ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... slowing housing construction. This could also lead to tens of thousands fewer homes being built, reduced construction employment and higher rents as rental supply tightens further. "Combined, these tax changes would have a compounding effect, fewer rental ...

Australian Ethical bleeds $500m amid geopolitical tension

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... million, respectively. Member acquisition for super increased 17% compared to the prior quarter, reflecting the restored Employment Hero platform functionality, Australian Ethical said, with the momentum expected to carry through in future quarters. ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... housekeepers and nannies who work fewer than 30 hours a week, ensuring domestic work is treated the same as other forms of employment. Previous SMC modelling found removing the exclusion could mean a typical part-time domestic cleaner retiring with more ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said the central bank is focused on getting inflation back in line over the medium to long term while acknowledging the short-term outlook remains bleak. Speaking at an event in New York ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... accept superannuation guarantee payments from non-public sector employers. "While he was not looking for alternative employment and was focused on helping us deliver our runway of initiatives, he was presented with an opportunity at Hancock Energy that ...