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Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is particularly focused on how the trade war ramping up between the US and China will impact Australia. ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... financial advice and superannuation have congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working with the Albanese government ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Commonwealth Paid Parental Leav e (PPL) optional for working mothers, as a $158 million budget saving measure. The Coalition's election costings revealed several cost-saving proposals including $1.2 billion of cuts to programs, which experts have said ...

WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... the mortgage-sensitive states of New South Wales and Victoria, while the interplay between interest rate cuts, federal election outcomes, and global trade dynamics will be crucial in shaping the economic outlook," he said. The State of the States report ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
The federal opposition has said, if elected at the upcoming federal election, it will work to fight against financial abuse. This comes after Labor senator Katy Gallagher and minister for social services Amanda Rishworth promised to introduce new measures ...

Spender criticises Labor's 'lack of urgency' on advice reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Ahead of the federal election on May 3, independent member for Wentworth Allegra Spender criticised the government for its lack of action on urgent advice reforms. Speaking at the Financial Advice Association Australia's (FAAA) federal election ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Ahead of the federal election, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged all contesting parties to consider its recommendations to "protect and strengthen" the super sector. The peak body is calling for specific reforms in ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
As May 3 steadily approaches, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have announced some big spending policies to woo voters. If elected, Labor has promised first home buyers a government loan guarantee to purchase a property ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... that escalating trade hostilities and risks to the economy are "more significant than expected" as it releases its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO). While the government's Budget figures have not changed since they were announced on March ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... of disinflation, VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler warned that the Labor government's pre-election Budget could have the opposite effect. "Despite today's data, we do not believe that the inflation beast has been fully tamed. ...