Do some people work ‘Monday, Tuesday, and half of Wednesday for yourself, and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for the government’? No, they don’t.
- Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Your wages go into your bank account every week or two. So why isn’t your super paid at the same time?
Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor government should pursue in its second term
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
Principles could centre on helping members manage their money in retirement, ensuring fairness across the system, and requiring funds to maintain an active duty of care to members.
If you’re considering putting more money into your super, and want to know more about how the whole system works, here are the basics.
The inclusion of an evidence-based women’s budget statement shows a greater awareness of the systemic challenges to women’s economic security.
For young people, super is the biggest single asset they have – so it’s worth knowing what the law says on how it could be split if a relationship ends.
What’s needed is to embed gender analysis in all parts of the government.
Most retired renters are in poverty, very few home owners are.
After the generation of extra jobs and economic activity, it would cost the government only one-fifth of what it spent on it.
Robodebt isn’t slowing down, and its being augmented with other ways of belittling beneficiaries.
Making super voluntary for low earners, as proposed by a Liberal senator would leave more women vulnerable in old age.
Former prime minister Paul Keating wants to divert an extra 2-3% of our salaries to ‘longevity insurance’. It’s what the pension was meant to be for.
Super discriminates against women by design. it was set up to pay the most to the workers who earn the most.
Despite recent reforms, the superannuation system is still beset with problems such as high fees and patchy performance. You need to pay attention if you want to make sure your nest egg’s in the best hands.
Despite the government spruiking its tax relief for Australians in this year’s budget, many women will not benefit from the tax plan.
New modelling shows negative gearing and capital gains taxes can be reformed in a way that doesn’t impact poorer investors.
The Australian Banking Association says ‘nearly 80% of bank profits go straight back to shareholders’, the majority of whom are ‘everyday Australians’. Is that right?
The 2017 budget contains initiatives that help alleviate some of the worst aspects of its predecessors. However, it doesn’t radically turn things around for women.
The AiGroup’s Innes Willox told Q&A that Australia has one of the highest progressive tax rates in the developed world. Is that true?
Data for 2014-15 from the Australian Taxation Office shows inequality is growing in a number of areas.
Centrelink’s debt recovery system is using information in a way that it was not designed to be applied, without properly adjusting for differences between the tax and social security system.
The changes to superannuation discussed in the 1992-93 cabinet papers shaped the system we have today for better and worse.
Before fiddling with the design of paid parental leave, we need to be clear about the purpose of the policy.
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