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Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... to be eligible for," she said. "Then there are delay tactics in the hope that people will just give up or apply for Centrelink. This renewed push is a totally inappropriate interference with treating doctors in order to pressure workers back to work ...

Early release of super extended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... accessing their superannuation will not need to pay tax on amounts released and the money they withdraw will not affect Centrelink and Veterans' Affairs payments, or the JobKeeper Payment. "While superannuation helps people save for retirement, the ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... ONLY 6.2% in April surely is a pleasant dream considering the nightmarish backdrop of the long and winding queues at Centrelink offices seen over the past two months, along with business closures and social restrictions. The 'dreamy' unemployment ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... will be evident in the April data". Sit down, fasten your seatbelts and be spooked by the ride. The snaking queue at Centrelink provides a picture (literally) of what we should expect when the next labour market is released. The lead from the latest ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Long lines outside Centrelink branches have become defining images of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian economy. But what impact will it have on the stigma associated with welfare? When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 2020 ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... New Zealanders on 444 visas and not-for-profits. Individuals will not be eligible for the job seeker payment through Centrelink and a job keeper payment through their employer. Morrison said part of the purpose of the job keeper payment was take some ...

Court confirms Storm Financial founders breached duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Storm clients included a part-time librarian on $17,500 a year and his retired wife who received $7000 a year from Centrelink. Together they lost more than $640,000 in superannuation savings, racked up more debt against their $450,000 home than it was ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... weddings and funerals. As a result, earlier this week saw hundreds of thousands of Australians queuing outside their local Centrelink branches, many for the first time in their lives, having been stood down or lost their jobs entirely. Sure to cause ...

Global hiring freeze for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... freezes and job losses are being reported in the hospitality and tourism industries," the note said. Lines outside Centrelink offices have already appeared as hundreds of thousands of people employed in hospitality and travel saw their industries shuttered ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... the funds tax-free. Additionally, the release of super under these circumstances will not impact an individual's Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs payments. The government will also temporarily reduce super minimum drawdown requirements for account-based ...