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ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... changes are designed to reduce unpaid super, which the ATO estimates currently totals around $6 billion owed to Australian workers. "We understand Payday Super makes changes to obligations and processes for business which is why it's so important ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Migrant Justice Institute calls out the superannuation sector as one hotbed that helps obfuscate the underpayment of migrant workers and aids their systematic exploitation to sustain substantial parts of Australia's economy. The study examined nearly ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... taking the immediate pressure off people, making the economy more productive and competitive, reforming the tax system for workers, first home buyers, businesses and future generations, and making the budget stronger, more sustainable and helping to ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... tax is paid on income from discretionary trusts, more closely aligning the tax rates for trusts with the rates paid by workers who earn a living from wages," he explained. In a bid to protect more investors, Treasury pledged $10.3 million to ASIC to ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... government is also investing in workforce capacity, including $85.2 million to accelerate skills assessments for migrant trade workers as housing construction labour shortages continue to constrain delivery targets. Combined, the measures lift the governments ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... payday super laws from 1 July will mean that for the first time, the ATO will soon have real-time visibility on which workers have been unpaid or underpaid super every single pay cycle. The government must set the ATO bold targets to swiftly recover ...

Government pushes for investment risk taking

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... instant tax deduction of up to $1000 which will simplify work-related expense deductions. This will deliver 6.2 million workers an average tax benefit of $205 for 2026/27. "This will help workers cut back on paperwork and save them time and money at ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... tax is paid on income from discretionary trusts, more closely aligning the tax rates for trusts with the rates paid by workers who earn a living from wages," he explained. Fixed trusts, including fixed testamentary trusts, will not be subject to the ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... on every dollar earned, including removing the existing 30 hour per week threshold that currently applies to under 18 workers. Under current rules, employees under 18 are only entitled to compulsory Superannuation Guarantee contributions if they work ...

Super funds welcome UK's Supers Unit to push investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... UK is a natural partner for Australian funds and it will continue to work closely with the UK Government so Australian workers' retirement savings can help get quality projects off the ground. "It's a familiar market with a deep pipeline in the energy ...