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Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... level of women in work is now also at its highest level ever, at 63.5%. "Collective bargaining delivers tangible results, in wages and conditions, as working people have always known." The ACTU said more workers are taking up rights to collectively bargain ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... cut in 2026 depending on the data flow." Wage price data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows wages rose 3.4% in the year to June 2025, unchanged from the March quarter but down from 4.1% in June 2024. Seasonally adjusted ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... super has significant public support with 80% of those surveyed agreeing superannuation should be paid at the same time as wages. It found support for the reform was consistent across age groups. ASFA said unpaid or underpaid super can significantly ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... strengthen Australia's retirement system, but there are still policy settings that disadvantage women and those earning lower wages," Blakey said. "These changes should be seen as the foundation for further progress on creating a fairer super system ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... Australia's states and territories is being supported by a combination of slowing inflation, falling interest rates, rising real wages, robust government spending and a solid labour market. "But economic growth has moderated, held back by slowing public ...

Treasury opens consult on non-compete reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... exploit loopholes that block staff from joining competitors. The government said eradicating such clauses could lift the wages of workers by up to 4% or $2500 a year, based on median wages. Meantime, the productivity boost could add $5 billion or 0.2% ...

IFS recovers $226m in unpaid super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... Super - which comes into effect at the beginning of FY27 - will tackle the issue by ensuring super is paid concurrently with wages, "making it easier to identify and act on non-compliance sooner." IFS provides support in unpaid super recovery, as well ...

Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... this year. The legislation would require all employers to make super contributions within seven calendar days of paying wages or face additional charges. There is currently about 3.3 million Australians with unpaid super, with the total bill now sitting ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... around 2%. ASFA added that an average full-time worker is reaping a "super productivity dividend" of around $2500 in pre-tax wages every year. Further, Australia's enormous super pool, currently sitting at $4.1 trillion, has an investment claim on a ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... economic and earnings fundamentals are relatively strong, as labour market continues to show strong signs of growth while wages steadily increase," Veitmane continues. "Furthermore, the Labour Party's decisive victory in Australia's latest election ...