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Government pledges $2bn to fast-track social housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... housing supply by creating homes for Australians who are currently on social housing wait lists. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: "The $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator payment will be delivered to States and Territories within the next two ...

Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... employees to access their employer's pay gaps, starting in early 2024. Following the announcement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a post, fairness doesn't just happen by itself. "We need to work hard to make it happen. We won't just ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... the objective of super," he said. "Many of you in the room today have discussed with me and with Stephen Jones, Anthony Albanese, Katie Gallagher, and others how we nail down this objective." He reinforced the government has opened its consultation and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
The Anthony Albanese-led Labor government has been congratulated on its election victory by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. On the morning Albanese was sworn in as the 31 st prime minister ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... shadow treasurer since mid-2019. He was sworn in this morning shortly after the nation's 31 st prime minister Anthony Albanese. Chalmers has been a part of the shadow Treasury team since July 2016 when he was shadow minister for finance. When Labor last ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... and investors to rebuild the economy. He also relayed a message given to him this morning by opposition leader Anthony Albanese, which was of stability and security, particularly for Australian retirees so that they can enjoy a dignified retirement. ...