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Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... top of the list. "By that, I mean strengthening Medicare, better pay and higher standards of aged care, bolstering our national security, combatting entrenched disadvantage, taking some of the sting out of electricity bills and creating better chances ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... offset for this year and the next. "We face growing pressures with interest payments and essential services - such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), hospitals, aged care, medical benefits, Age Pension and defence - growing faster than ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... in 70 countries conducted by the International Labour Organisation backed these findings again. It concluded that at a national level, better female employment increases gross domestic product and at a company level, more women in leadership generates ...

LGS certified carbon neutral

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... awarded the certification after it met all the requirements of the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard (formerly the National Carbon Offset Standard). LGS closely measured emissions, reducing them where possible, offsetting emissions and publicly ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Jenny McAllister moved an amendment which would enshrine the right to superannuation within the National Employment Standards. Senator Hume said the government would consider Labor's amendments over the next six months, but refused to keep the opposition ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... an averaged percentage score for how close the company was to meeting best practice. The big four performed well, with National Australia Bank, Westpac, ANZ, and the Commonwealth Bank scoring 89%, 89%, 88% and 83% respectively. Despite this, all four ...

Minimum wage rises by 3%

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Australia's minimum wage is set to rise by 3%. The Fair Work Commission has determined Australia's national minimum wage (NMW) will increase by 3% to $19.49 per hour. Effective from the first full pay period starting on or after July 1, the increase ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... false statements, they face fines equal to 100% of the unpaid super. Labor pledges to change the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act, which give employees the power to recoup unpaid superannuation from employers and possibly take ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... exist outside employment relationships, are a crucial mechanism for dealing with cultural problems within the sector, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. The comments follow Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer's testimony to the Royal Commission ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
I'd like to thank National Farmers' Federation (NFF) general manager, trade and economics, Scott Kompo-Harms for taking time to respond to my piece on the Australian agriculture industry published on this page yesterday titled, " Malcolm puts agriculture ...
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