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Government housing measures progress

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... services for veterans who are experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness. In Parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: "A home to call your own, whether you own it or not is more than just a place to sleep." "Our government believes ...

Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Albanese government's package of social and affordable housing legislation was introduced in parliament overnight. Under the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, some $10 billion will be used to deliver 30,000 social and affordable homes. ...

Consultation opens on NALI amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... operate as intended. Today, it urged all interested parties to make submissions in response to its proposals and said the Albanese government will always look for ways to strengthen Australia's world-class superannuation system. "Robust, proportionate ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... included Forrest briefing US President Joe Biden, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, and the international business community including UN Special Envoy Michael ...

Government to boost paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... extend the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme to six months come 2026. Over the weekend, prime minister Anthony Albanese said the government's October 25 Budget will introduce reforms to improve the systems' flexibility and extend the scheme to ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... solutions to issues this approach incurs though. Stakeholders have until Friday, October 28 to make a submission. "The Albanese government is committed to maintaining appropriate industry funding arrangements for ASIC. This review will ensure the settings ...

Crypto asset reforms underway: Treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... for competition, charities and treasury Andrew Leigh have announced that work is underway on crypto asset reforms. "The Albanese government will improve the way Australia's regulatory system manages crypto assets, to keep up with developments and provide ...

Foreign investment fees to double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... Australia's economic success and will continue to be important into the future. He added that the changes will help the Albanese government deliver its ambitious housing reform agenda. "We will always put Australian interests first. That means ensuring ...

Ministers told to divest shareholdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Under a new code of conduct introduced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, federal ministers must divest any direct investments held outside of a public superannuation fund, listed managed funds and some trust arrangements. The code of conduct for ministers ...

The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... future, which Scheerlinck hinted may be a little brighter and certain, at least from a regulatory perspective, under the Albanese government. The Labor government has made clear its intentions to work with the super sector to boost economic growth, and ...