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National Affairs Peter Brent 3 March 2023 Does the timing of the government’s superannuation tax reforms make any electoral sense?
National Affairs Danielle Wood, with Brendan Coates and Tom Crowley 21 April 2021 Does focusing on the gender gap in retirement incomes miss the bigger picture? National Affairs Mike Steketee 5 February 2021 The superannuation guarantee shouldn’t rise until the system is made fairer National Affairs Brendan Coates 30 November 2020 The government’s retirement income review has challenged outmoded views about superannuation National Affairs Peter Mares 13 October 2020 Has BlackRock upped the ante for investor action on climate change?
National Affairs Saul Eslake 11 September 2020 How one economist came to have doubts about the plan to lift the compulsory superannuation contribution rate
National Affairs John Quiggin 29 January 2020 With governments failing to act, divesting from carbon-based fuel investments is more important than ever National Affairs Tim Colebatch 6 February 2019 Kenneth Hayne has shown the way ahead for government, regulators and the banks themselves National Affairs Michael Gill 5 February 2019 Hayne calls for surgery, Frydenberg takes a tablet National Affairs Kenneth Hayne 5 February 2019 Key passages from the report of the banking and finance royal commission, selected by Tim Colebatch
National Affairs Brendan Coates & John Daley 9 November 2018 Despite what the industry is saying, we don’t need to lift the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent
National Affairs Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 29 April 2018 Increasing the Superannuation Guarantee will help the rich at the expense of the poor National Affairs Tony Blackshield 13 October 2016 A tangle of legislation lay behind the case taken by former parliamentarians to protect their superannuation and travel concessions National Affairs Michael Gill 3 June 2015 Has Australia’s finance sector grown unsustainably powerful? Two landmark speeches highlight the scale of the problem, writes Michael Gill National Affairs Tim Colebatch 5 March 2015 A serious message has been swamped by politics in this latest attempt to model the next forty years, argues Tim Colebatch in Canberra
National Affairs Michael Gill 23 February 2015 A new report highlights the dangers of a burgeoning finance sector, writes Michael Gill
National Affairs Michael Gill 13 February 2015 Better ways of dealing with the federal budget deficit would also boost growth, argues Michael Gill National Affairs Mike Steketee 18 February 2013 The same ministers who scour every nook and cranny to find savings are throwing money at superannuation tax concessions with dubious benefits, writes Mike Steketee National Affairs Michael Gill 5 October 2012 A new report reveals deep flaws in Australia’s compulsory superannuation scheme National Affairs Brian Toohey 3 February 2011 Left to themselves, many employees would spend the money that goes into superannuation on raising a family, paying off a mortgage or pursuing further education. Compulsion robs…
National Affairs Brian Toohey 2 June 2009 The federal government is so anxious to avoid debt that it’s endangering its main priorities, writes Brian Toohey National Affairs Brian Toohey 31 March 2009 The growing demands of the superannuation industry are narrowing the government’s spending options, writes Brian Toohey