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Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... had taken place through last year's Economic Reform Roundtable, which brought together tax experts, business groups, unions and community leaders. He said one of the clearest outcomes from those discussions was widespread agreement that existing ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... made. UFUAV, representing aviation fire fighters, has called on major industry superannuation funds and their affiliated unions to scrutinise whether members' retirement savings could be funding the deal. The likes of Australian Retirement Trust ...

HESTA taps ESSSuper head as next chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... served the Victorian community. She has reinforced our strong relationships with the Victorian government, employers and unions," she said. Campo said she will depart ESSSuper with much pride in the important progress made in optimising member outcomes ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Department of Fire and Emergency Services, including firefighters, administrative staff, and from associated organisations and unions.

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... budget, paying out a total of $4.9 million, of which $3.7 million went to Accounting Concepts. The rest of the money went to unions and associations, namely the Australian Workers Union ($172k), master Builders Association of Victoria ($105k), Electrical ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... week, Vision Super reportedly dumped investments in Israeli stocks and bonds, making the announcement during a meeting with unions. A branch of the Australian Services Union welcomed the news as a "huge win" following two years of campaigning to pass ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... gains tax discount currently available, or that a flat tax rate of 24-30% would be applied to distributions. Australian Unions has called for a minimum 25% on disbursements from family trusts. Just last week, the AFR reported that the tax office is concerned ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... $150,000; or removing the cap altogether. The turnaround in policy has been welcomed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), with assistant secretary Jospeh Mitchell saying it would have drained workers' retirement savings. "It's good news ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... and participation rate reached 60.9% and 63.5% respectively, both new historical highs. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomed the strong lift in both employment and pay for women. "This new data shows the gender pay gap has been stubbornly ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... build consensus for long term economic reform," Chalmers said. "This initial group includes leading voices from business, unions, the community sector and our key economic institutions. "This is a representative group that we're asking to provide ideas ...
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