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Future Group joins campaign to ban gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... their advice clients back the campaign. "There is a strong correlation between gambling, domestic violence and poor mental health, and gambling advertising can only exacerbate the problems," he said. "We believe that gambling advertising should be banned ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) revealed that Australians are experiencing higher living costs and increasing mental health issues, making reliable financial safety nets more important. The inaugural State of Australia's Safety Net report investigates ...

Super leaders take out King's Birthday honours

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... International. She has been president of the Australian Council for International Development as well as a National Mental Health Commissioner. She also led the government's Women's Economic Equality Taskforce. Meantime, Rubinsztein, a former ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... connections, purpose, and financial wellbeing. Notably, activities and hobbies scored the highest (79.5) followed by mental health (77.6). Physical health (61.5) and financial stability (56.3) were flagged as areas with the most potential for improvement ...

Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... the Australian Council for International Development and president of Chief Executive Women as well as a National Mental Health Commissioner. She also led the government's Women's Economic Equality Taskforce. Aware Super chief executive Deanne ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... mental and emotional wellbeing of individuals experiencing menopause and perimenopause, considering issues like mental health, self-esteem, and social support. It will also consider the impact of symptoms on caregiving responsibilities; the cultural ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... develop a more equitable and sustainable framework for supporting members with a disability, especially those with mental health-related disabilities," Puli said. "This framework should consider income stream alternatives within superannuation, address ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... ownership as achievable for the average worker." Senator Hollie Hughes is now the shadow assistant minister for mental health and suicide prevention and shadow assistant minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Dutton said the appointments ...

AMP names new group insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... wellbeing program promoting preventative education, rewards, return to work rehab services, early intervention, and mental health support," he said. Members will transition in the second quarter of 2024. Last financial year, TAL paid $3.5 billion in ...

Zurich cleared by Federal Court in life insurance dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
... injured her shoulder while working, citing the non-disclosure of her prior unrelated hospitalisations for serious mental health issues as fraudulent. ASIC alleged Zurich, the legal successor in the case, breached its duty of utmost good faith by failing ...