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FSU calls for universal PPL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... after their children. For example, CBUS Super began its universal PPL policy in 2021 and men now make up the majority of workers taking parental leave, despite the workforce being broadly gender balanced. Similarly, in 2022 before NAB introduced its ...

RBA workers slam 'copy and paste' pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) workers have vowed to reject the central bank's pay offer for a second time after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) accused management of putting forward an unchanged proposal. The FSU said RBA staff had voted against a ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... tax increases by stealth. Australians deserve greater transparency about how much future government revenue relies on workers being pushed into higher tax brackets over time," he said.

First Super appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... years. Tim Kennedy will commence in the new role on October 5. He recently served as the national secretary of the United Workers Union (UWU), which represents 150,000 workers from across from more than 45 industries, working in sectors such as health ...

SIAA calls for fresh talent amid advice demand

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... levels. Lykouras said firms needed to adapt their recruitment and retention strategies to attract a new generation of workers, while also responding to changing client demographics. The report highlights the expected transfer of around $5 trillion in ...

Retiree super spending injects $121bn into Aussie economy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... three years. Industry bodies and an economist have criticised the plans, warning the policy would fuel inflation and leave workers significantly poorer in retirement. "Every time a retiree uses their super savings to buy groceries, pay a utility bill ...

Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... Australians redirect part of their superannuation into take-home pay, warning the policy would fuel inflation and leave workers significantly poorer in retirement. One Nation is proposing to give Australians paying rent or a mortgage the choice to take ...

Treasury launches minimum tax on discretionary trusts draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... their share of trust income. The tax is designed to better align the tax rate on trust income with the tax rates paid by workers. The new tax will not apply to fixed trusts, widely held trusts, attribution managed investment trust (AMITs), superannuation ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... in the 2022-23 financial year 6.9 million jobs were held by migrants. CEDA highlighted around one in five construction workers are migrants; over one in three workers in healthcare and social assistance come from abroad. In the transport and logistics ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...
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