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Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... earn what someone in the top 1% does in a single year. Meanwhile, nearly a million people could be pushed into extreme poverty at the same rate. "Billionaires fortunes have not necessarily increased because they are smarter or working harder," Oxfam's ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... economic growth at home and avoid actions that will bring harm to the global economy," he said. Any progress made to reduce poverty will likely stall this year too, the World Bank said, as wheat prices increase more than 40% and place pressure on developing ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... the upcoming election would have disastrous consequences. "A generation of local mums could be at risk of retiring in poverty," an ISA statement claimed. Bendigo women on the cusp of retirement have a median super balance of just $131,100 - a third less ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families and individuals at risk of deep poverty and financial stress. The lowest cost measure for the government increases JobSeeker by $150 per fortnight. The 'medium' option ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... working lives of Australian women seriously, because if we don't get that right, women will be condemned to retire in poverty for generations to come." Industry fund Rest said the same, adding that the measure should be introduced without further delay ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... employers. The result is that they can totally miss out on the benefits of super, which leaves them more vulnerable to poverty as they age," she said. The next step is to further lobby for SG contributions to continue while on parental leave. The removal ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The wealth of Australia's 47 billionaires has doubled to $255 billion in the last two years, according to anti-poverty charity Oxfam. A briefing published today by Oxfam, Inequality Kills, has warned of the deadly nature of the world's growing ...

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... abuse and control in relationships is worsening this inequality, creating a situation where many women will retire in poverty.

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... improvement. In Australia, where the Age Pension is a safety net, older women are at greater risk of homelessness and poverty, she said, adding that specific measures to level the retirement outcome gender gap will require concerted effort by policymakers ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... to lead the way and ensure super is paid on parental leave. Otherwise, we'll continue to see too many women retire into poverty."