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Ageing population poses budget threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... projected cost in that same year for any one of Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Commonwealth funding for schools and hospitals, Family Tax Benefit or the Disability Support Pension - all of which are amongst the top ten spending programs ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... genomics research; $80 billion on healthcare; $160 million to improve the health of Indigenous Australians; $300 billion for schools; $453 million to pre-school education; and $328 million to women's safety. The Government has also committed $461 ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... they are not applying," she said. She says the first challenge for the industry is to get the women in universities and schools to apply. "Then what happens is when it gets time to having families in developed countries like Australia where there is ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... activities and design for the institute ahead of its launch next year. It will also aim to collaborate with existing journalism schools and news organisations and act as a venue for debate about how best to report on the region, as well as on the key ...

FICAP launches 2019 program, names new charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... FICAP, Learning Links said that they were able to provide 45-minute weekly tutoring programs over 10 weeks at a group of schools, helping children there who were, at worst, three years behind on their numeracy skills. The third - and the newest - charity ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
ASIC is set to review banking and financial literacy programs in Australian primary schools, including Commonwealth Bank's recently criticised Dollarmites program. ASIC said school banking programs are supposed to educate young Australians about the ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Banks should be banned from pedalling financial products in schools, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. More than half (53%) of readers agree that CBA's Dollarmites program and any other financial products promoted in schools by financial ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... personal mental health struggles, he became a mental health professional. He has worked in hospitals, homeless shelters and schools before founding Mindstar. In identifying if someone is at risk, Williams told delegates of the red flags to look out for ...

RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... a "day of shame" for Australia's banks. This week we ask: should banks be allowed to promote financial products at schools under the name of financial literacy ?

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... customers of the bank and doesn't actually promote financial literacy at all. CHOICE said payments offered to primary schools by the bank to administer the program amount to commissions. According to CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, the Dollarmites ...