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Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... world. We know these vital services help communities to access foreign currencies and international payment systems," treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Pacific Banking Forum. "And we also know that without them, large parts of the Pacific risk being ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... existing risk-based approach can continue, minimising additional documentation requests to advisers," she said. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the legislation clarifies that Australians can use their superannuation accounts to pay for personal ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... is currently deputy secretary of the NSW Premier's Department, leading the Strategic Implementation Group. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Owen's extensive experience will "strengthen the important role the Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry last year. Super has not been included in the entitlements until Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the recalibration last May, saying the measure will achieve efficiencies of $13 million over four ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head of impact finance and treasurer. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at Sentient Impact Group. Australian Unity executive general manager ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget last night, delivering its second consecutive surplus as well as a raft of measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Despite many of the measures presented in the Budget having been announced prior ...

Budget 2024: The Budget by numbers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled his second consecutive Budget surplus tonight of $9.3 billion this year. This was the first back-to-back surplus in nearly two decades. However, instead of celebrating, Chalmers warned pressures on the Budget would ...

Budget 2024: Stage 3 tax cuts to take effect July 1

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Treasury will reduce the 19% tax rate to 16% and increase the threshold for the 37% tax rate from $120,000 to $135,000. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the average benefit would be around $1888 a year, or $36 a week. "Our new tax cuts for middle Australia ...

Budget 2024: Change to foreign investment rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is focused on changing the way the nation attracts and deploys investment. "We will create a front door for investors to accelerate and coordinate transformational projects, establish a domestic National Interest ...