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15 May Federal Budget 2021 – Health

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While there are many aspects of our life covered in this year's Budget the following focuses on the issues related to Health.

 

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14 May Roaring ’20s or wasted decade: Budget to decide

Posted at 12:45h in Economics, Financial Planning by admin 0 Comments

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Australia’s economy faces either a decade marred by ‘epic policy failures’, with stagnant economic growth, or a scenario reminiscent of the roaring 1920s, with the upcoming budget critical to getting the country back on track, a think tank states. A report released by the Blueprint Institute states that the...

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14 May Building a more secure and resilient Australia

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In this Budget, the Government is taking decisive action to build our economic resilience to deal with future shocks.

 

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13 May How to fix gender inequalities in superannuation

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Barriers to entry, lower hourly rates of pay, less hours worked and more unpaid labour are seeing Australian women retire with significantly less than men, with changes to the superannuation system needed to fix the super gender divide. A paper released by KPMG revealed that Australia has...

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13 May Federal Budget 2021 – Overview

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The following links to the ABC where a brief overview of the Winners and Losers from this year's Federal Budget.

 

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12 May Majority of Australians worry about their retirement

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The majority of Australians believe in raising the aged pension as well as lifting the rate of superannuation to 12 per cent as they worry about having enough in retirement, new research has revealed. Survey data of 3,500 adults by Australian National University found that seven in...

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11 May Age Pension Income Test and Assets Test – what is the relationship?

Posted at 12:34h in Financial Planning, Retirement by admin 0 Comments

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I am often asked how the Age Pension Income Test and Assets Test inter-relate with each other when a person’s age pension entitlement is determined? The simple answer is that both tests are applied separately to a person’ s circumstances. The test which provides the lowest Age Pension entitlement,...

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10 May Can I make super contributions for my child?

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Many parents want to give their children a leg-up in life by kick-starting their savings.This may be fulfilled by opening a bank account, investing in an insurance bond, buying investments such as shares in a child’s name or, in some cases, making contributions to superannuation...

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09 May All pain, no gain: Antihistamines found to block benefits of exercise

Posted at 12:25h in Lifestyle by admin 0 Comments

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Apart from being happy and managing your stress as well as possible in this bizarre world, the evidence for the ongoing and profound benefits of exercise (the second best drug on the planet) is enormous. A number of trials have shown clearly that three to...

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08 May Five more Australians suffer blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine

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Five Australians have suffered blood clots linked to the AztraZeneca vaccine over the past week. The five reported cases include a 66-year-old Townsville man currently in ICU and a 70-year-old Tasmanian man in hospital, a 74-year-old Victorian man, a 51-year-old woman in Victoria, and a 64-year-old...

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