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Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... superannuation, and what she is best known for, Ryan enjoyed a successful career in politics as a key member of the Hawke government and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post in a Labor government. Over the years, Ryan also served as Minister for Education ...

Widen access to PLS, say cross-bench senators

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... opposition to back legislation to broaden access to the Pension Loan Scheme (PLS). The PLS, established by the Hawke government in 1983, is a reverse mortgage scheme that allows people of pension age to access an income stream by borrowing against their ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... superannuation system as we know it was borne out of an agreement between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Hawke Government in 1986, whereby the ACTU sought a three per cent superannuation contribution from employers in lieu of a pay increase. ...

On A$ parity and dashed whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... even beyond -- is within sight. The Australian dollar had never breached parity with the greenback since the Hawke Government floated the currency on 9 December 1983. As for last night's action on Wall Street. Either Meredith Whitney is superbly prescient ...
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