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Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... with aligning the LISTO to income tax thresholds and indexing it; value and share care work; and equal outcomes for First Nations Peoples. Kowalczyk said there are glaring inequities that could be resolved by legislators quickly. "The stroke of a pen ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... will also be limited, with the bill seeking to legislate that aged care is for people aged 65 years or older. For First Nations people, those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, it will be accessible from age 50 provided they have exhausted ...

Short-termism damaging Australian economy: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... have shared in the economic prosperity of recent decades," Wilson said. "We are no closer to improving outcomes for First Nations Australians, or those experiencing persistent poverty. This is unacceptable in one of the richest countries in the world ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has announced a new learning partnership with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to deliver cultural competency training for members. This new partnership will give ASFA members access to FNF's culture ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
The total superannuation found by First Nations Foundation on behalf of Indigenous Australians now comes in at $25.2 million. In 2023, the foundation reconnected First Nations people with $1.2 million, bolstering the total found. The superannuation ...

ASIC cracks down on scammers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... malicious scammers. "We are scrutinising the way lenders comply with their hardship obligations, how banks support First Nations consumers to access low-fee accounts, and how superannuation trustees deliver important member services, such as how they ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... arrangements and culturally adopted children as death beneficiaries. As previously reported by FS Sustainability, First Nations people are not properly supported when it comes to navigating industry identification verification processes to access financial ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... contributions to the average underage worker. The government should also recognise the unique cultural perspectives of First Nations peoples on wealth, sharing, and relationships, which are critical to improved access of beneficiaries to super by amending ...

NAB names new chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... business and private banking performance and been a tireless advocate for the agriculture sector, small business and First Nations business." At the same time, Chronican paid tribute to McEwan, who joined NAB in December 2019 with a mandate for change ...

First Nations Groups launch scholarship for Indigenous women in financial services

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023
First Nations Economics and First Nations Foundation, two Indigenous organisations dedicated to economic empowerment, have launched a $120,000 scholarship program targeted at women studying finance and business. The Leah Armstrong Scholarship will grant ...
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