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Payday Super to tackle gender super gap: Aware Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Payday Super will help tackle the gender superannuation gap and significantly help women who have historically lost contributions via gaps created by quarterly payment cycles, according to Aware Super. The $245 billion super fund is ushering in the ...

Super balances rise but gender retirement gap remains stubborn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... pre-retirement age bracket rose 7.4% to $236,100, while women's balances increased 7% to $174,700. As a result, the gender super gap for Australian's aged 60-64 stands at 26%, up from 20.5% in 2016-17. Nationally, women's median super balances ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... "Interrupted work patterns, reduced hours and periods of unpaid caring work are among the strongest contributors to the gender super gap." The data shows the gap emerges early and widens during peak caregiving years. Among members aged 25 to 40, women ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... nationwide, with women missing out on about $126 million in that single year alone. "The exclusion entrenches the gender super gap and undermines the universality that underpins Australia's retirement system," SMC said. "The outdated exclusion was originally ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... affordable housing. "Debby has been a passionate and tireless advocate for a fairer super system, helping narrow the gender super gap and reduce inequalities for our members and working women across Australia," Roxon said. "And she's been at the ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... less super than men, it said. The SMC acknowledged the government has made "big strides" in efforts to close the gender super gap, including the introduction of super on paid parental leave, which will boost women's retirement savings by $7200, and increasing ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... that would allow couples to split their collective superannuation balances evenly between them to improve the gender super gap was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 was ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... delays to the law would come at the expense of young people and blue-collar workers who are being hit the hardest by the super gap. New research commissioned by ASFA found payday super has significant public support with 80% of those surveyed agreeing ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... undermines the whole policy intent to boost the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s. "It sends a concerning message to new mums that they should sacrifice ...
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