Early access would trim the retirement income of typical 35 year old by just 1%.
- Associate, Grattan Institute
Under the new rules, it is possible to get both, but you’ll have to apply and pass the tests.
It is commonly assumed that the public health and economic objectives of managing COVID-19 are in conflict. That’s wrong.
Victoria and NSW have demonstrated that a severe and relatively short shutdown is still possible.
The government’s retirement incomes review should concentrate on boosting rent assistance and Newstart and fixing the pension assets test. These would achieve more than boosting super.
Teachers get paid a decent starting salary but they soon fall behind other professionals the longer they stay in the job.
Evidence shows improving teacher selection will improve student results.
Compelling Australians to put even more into super runs the risk of giving them a better standard of living in retirement than they had while working.
Efforts by governments to redirect population growth to regional Australia have never worked. Even if such policies could be made to work, they probably wouldn’t be worth the costs.
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