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FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... mammal species than any other continent and continues to have one of the highest rates of species decline among countries in OECD nations. At the time, more than 1900 native species and ecological communities were reported to be threatened or at risk ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... Age and service pension expenditure is projected to decline from 2.3% of GDP to 1.8% over the same period, compared to the OECD average of 10.3%. "Governments will need to tackle the housing and economic challenges through reforms that support investment ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... medicines, schools, roads, and drought and flood relief." Australia is on track to have the lowest pension spending in the OECD, but that trend could be reversed if the policy became law, SMC said. "With other nations threatening to be sunk by rising ...

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... over TARP assets. "The changes to the foreign resident CGT regime bring Australia's tax laws into closer alignment with the OECD Model Rules for the taxation of foreign residents and ensure foreign residents pay tax on assets including for infrastructure ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... appears to be the backbone of how Australia manages mental-health illnesses such as depression and anxiety. According to the OECD, Australia is the fifth-highest user of antidepressants behind Canada, the UK, Portugal and Iceland. The Australian Institute ...

ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Australia's public pension spending currently sits at 2.3% of GDP, down from 2.8% in 1994-95 despite an aging population, while the OECD average is around 9%. Treasury projects Age Pension spending will fall further to 2% of GDP over the next four decades ...

APRA names new deputy chairs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... and the Board of Taxation. He previously held senior roles at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was a partner at KPMG Australia and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer between 2019 ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... tax reform in name only. Higher taxes, no meaningful reduction in personal tax brackets, a company tax rate well above the OECD average, and new complexity for small businesses and family enterprises." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest report on the state of New Zealand's economy, the OECD said the nation's ageing population is putting ...

Treasury consults to align company minimum tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... Tax) Act 2024, as it aims to be consistent with the rules from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The consultation follows the introduction of a 15% minimum tax for large companies in 2024. The changes are based on OECD ...
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