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NSW Premier promises 'future fund' for children

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... South Wales will be given a dedicated savings fund worth up to $49,000 under a new government contribution scheme if the Liberals win the upcoming state election. Premier Dominic Perrottet said that the policy, which is expected to cost $850 million ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... amongst younger Australians." One of Bragg's solutions to this problem is to open super for housing by expanding the liberals 2022 election policy. Bragg called for a permanent system which allows Australians to take superannuation as wages during certain ...

Labor to push for YFYS stapling amendments

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
Stapling is expected to be the thorn in the Liberals' side when the Your Future, Your Super bill hits parliament next week, as shadow treasurer Stephen Jones digs his heels in on the start date and exclusions for members in hazardous occupations. ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... government expects another 160,000 Australians to be added to the jobless queues," Chalmers said. "Decisions taken by the Liberals in this Budget mean that the Morrison Recession will be deeper and longer than necessary." Greens leader Adam Bandt has ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... Keating said. "[The Liberal government is saying] let's push them back to 9.5% while we take 15.6%. So all those baby-faced Liberals are out there attacking the SG all the time but they're going home every week with 15.6%." "The gall of it, the heartlessness ...

Liberal senator slams super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... opposition of being communists and bowing to industry funds. A war of words broke out in the upper house yesterday when Liberals, who have been working for major retirement savings reforms, launched an attack against Labor. Queensland LNP senator Gerard ...

It's your money: Hume calls out Keating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... superannuation as a whole. "The Liberal's opposed every single dollar that went to superannuation. If Australia listened to the Liberals there wouldn't be a dollar saved to access during this crisis," Jones tweeted. "What is your plan for next time after ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... universal superannuation being an amalgamation of both Liberal and Labor values, Jones says. "Self-reliance, which the Liberals often claim as their animating force, means providing for yourself and not being a burden on others. Having a universal system ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Stephen Jones said. "Passing this legislation remains a priority for Labor, even if it's far from a priority for the Liberals." Jones urged the Senate to prioritise passing the bill when it returned on June 10, and said Labor had heard from both ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... Frydenberg's review of the retirement income system, one of the first initiatives he vowed to tackle as soon as the Liberals were re-elected. There is currently very little guidance on how retirees drawdown their savings upon retirement, she said ...
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