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Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... by women," Frydenberg said. Some of the $240.4 million budgeted over the next five years via the Women's Economic Security Statement will support new cadetships and apprenticeships for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... superannuation system will return to be a predominantly male privilege and women's hard-fought improvements in economic security and independence in retirement over the past three decades will be lost," Wood said. "We call on the government to work with ...

Domestic violence super reforms stall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... which was due to begin on July 1 but has not yet been delivered. The scheme, announced as part of the Women's Economic Security Statement, aimed to give women a better chance of accessing their share of superannuation assets after a separation. Two-thirds ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... was met by swift and forceful policy action across the government, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). This direct support is making a critical difference not just in helping families and businesses in a time ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... Rice Warner. It has been four years since the Senate Economics Reference Committee released its report into the Economic Security for Women in Retirement, and Rice Warner said the report, subtitled A husband is not a retirement plan, made 19 recommendations ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... less security". "Labor supports the legislated increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12% by 2025," he said. "With economic growth and productivity you can have both higher super and higher wages. Having established the universal superannuation ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... policy settings and structural, economic, social and demographic drivers were combining to see more women without economic security in retirement. "There is a crisis in women's retirement happening all around us," Wood said. Weighing in, Australian Institute ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... key planks of the Women in Super 'Make Super Fair' campaign and key recommendations of the Senate Inquiry into Economic Security for Women in Retirement," Wood said at the time. While SMSFs may end up heavily impacted by Labor's proposals - such as the ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... reaching preservation age. Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the move, which is part of the Women's Economic Security Package, aims to improve the economic wellbeing and recovery of women when faced with critical life events, such as domestic ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Domestic violence victims will get early access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced ...