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Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020

... not addressed in the budget, like climate change and sluggish growth. "There is no plan to lift the permanent rate of JobSeeker from $40 per day, tackle insecure work, create opportunities for women or to improve access to child care," he said. "No plan ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020

... between ages 16 and 29 and $100 a week for every worker between 30 and 35. To be eligible, the workers must have been on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance or the Parenting Payment before being hired. On top of that, Frydenberg committed to the JobTrainer Fund ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020

... signals many in Canberra also viewed the scheme as a useful economic stimulus," ISA said. "With JobKeeper scaling back and JobSeeker's future rate uncertain opening up super again would signal the government wants Australians to raid their retirement ...

Chief economist update: Is Dan still the man?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020

... responses that we'll be making", in light of the extended restrictions. Whatever jobs aren't kept would go to the JobSeeker programme. But both JobKeeper and JobSeeker entail more expenditure for the state and federal governments. Victoria especially ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020

... Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 14, he offered a different prescription. "Give man a fish" - JobKeeper, JobSeeker, Backing Business Initiative, HomeBuilder initiative - "and you feed him for a day" (these schemes have limited ...

ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020

... false declarations and withdrawals, tax liabilities on fund withdrawals and disqualification form income support such as JobSeeker." Jones claims government ministers and senior public servants have acknowledge many of his cited failings, but said they ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020

... workers in Victoria that do not have sick leave left or are not receiving payments through the existing JobKeeper or JobSeeker. The disaster payments come after Victoria was placed in a stage four lockdown that will see thousands of non-essential workers ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020

... comfort to a combination of prudent financial actions by households in response to the pandemic as well as JobKeeper, JobSeeker and the Early Release of Super scheme. Almost all 11 measures that make up the Household Financial Comfort Index improved ...

JobKeeper, JobSeeker to be extended

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020

... March 2021 and has been reduced to $1200 per fortnight, down from $1500, and restructured into a two-tier system. The JobSeeker program will also be extended at a lower rate and until December, when it will be revised again. However, the Prime Minister ...

Chief economist update: Haste makes Budget waste

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020

... part-time and casual workers who received more from JobKeeper than their previous wage. The government will also extend its JobSeeker unemployment benefit beyond September. The payment will be lowered from the current A$1115 a fortnight but will still ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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