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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • March 1, 2023 • smh.com.au
Don’t waste sympathy on self-funded retirees ... like me
As worthy causes go, self-funded retirees are at the top of their own list, but not high on mine.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Liberal forces planning to dump Bridget Archer before next election, veteran party adviser warns
Brad Stansfield says ‘politically crazy’ move is spurred by MP’s independent stance on range of issues
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson, Zoe Samios • March 1, 2023 • smh.com.au
ABC staff to strike while RBA announces next rate decision
This will be the first strike at the national broadcaster in 17 years.
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Emma Field@SaysEmmaField
It’s happening…for the first time since 2006 ABC staff will strike over pay, conditions next Tuesday. We don’t like being the story, but we want to make it clear to mgt we want a fair pay deal that enables progression for regional staff #dontdiscountABC smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 1, 2023
The Australian • JESS MALCOLM, NOAH YIM • February 28, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Over-60s unfairly targeted in changes to superannuation tax concessions: advisers
Construction workers, farmers, doctors, lawyers, senior executives and self-managed retirees are among the 80,000 people who will be paying more tax on their super by 2025.
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
An actual quote in this story: “I don’t think $3m is a lot of money."
Class war indeed.
theaustralian.com.au/nation/over60s…
March 1, 2023
ABC News • March 1, 2023 • abc.net.au
When it comes to retirement earnings tax, Chalmers is picking up where Morrison left off
Jim Chalmers isn't the first treasurer to act on a rort that allows retirees with $1.7 million in a retirement account to escape a tax bill of $85,000. The idea was floated by Scott Morrison when he was in the treasurer's chair, writes Peter Martin.
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Michael Janda@mikejanda
This is a typically well-written and researched piece from @1petermartin abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0… on the proposed super tax changes. #auspol #ausecon #ausbiz
March 1, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michaela Whitbourn • March 1, 2023 • smh.com.au
Lisa Wilkinson seeks to defend Bruce Lehrmann defamation suit by proving rape claim
The veteran journalist has filed her written defence to a defamation claim brought against her by Bruce Lehrmann.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia joins Vanuatu bid for international court to rule on obligation to prevent climate harm
Pacific island country will put resolution to UN general assembly seeking opinion on international legal obligations that countries have to act on the crisis
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Australian Financial Review • Tom Burton • February 28, 2023 • afr.com
Department secretary who wound up robo-debt scheme was sacked
The secretary who was forced to wind up the scheme, Professor Renee Leon, lost her job after minister Stuart Robert resisted legal advice that it was unlawful, the royal commission has been told.
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • March 1, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: Governments must re-enter housing markets
Neither federal Labor nor the Coalition has any interest in dealing with the fundamentals underlying the housing crisis.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun • February 28, 2023 • smh.com.au
Tax to double on superannuation earnings for balances over $3 million
PM Anthony Albanese says the changes, to take effect from July 1, 2025, will bring in about $2 billion in additional tax over four years.
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Rachel Clun@rachelclun
Hello hello! Superannuation has been in the news a bit, so here's a mini-thread to catch you up. Let's start with the PM announcing a tax increase on super earnings for balances over $3m: smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 1, 2023
SBS News • Jessica Bahr • March 1, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Cycle to a city five hours away or lose JobSeeker support? This is the dilemma Oliver says he faced
Unemployed Australians say service providers are making unreasonable demands and failing to prepare them for work.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
ABC staff to walk off the job on 7 March in first industrial action in 17 years
Strike over latest pay offer from management timed to make it difficult to cover Reserve Bank’s scheduled board meeting and cash rate announcement
The Sydney Morning Herald • Maeve Bannister • February 28, 2023 • smh.com.au
Minister wanted to ‘double down’ when robo-debt problems revealed, hearing told
A culture of reward and punishment could have led senior officers to stay quiet about the unlawful robo-debt scheme, a royal commission has been told.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
“We will double down.”
A big news day on tax yesterday but this was shocking testimony on Robodebt.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 1, 2023
The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Greens to push Labor to fast-track 26 weeks of paid parental leave and pay superannuation on it
Party joins chorus of super funds and crossbenchers who want to use government’s tax concessions bill to call for broader changes
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ABC News • David Stuart • March 1, 2023 • abc.net.au
Towards 2000's Jeff Watson dies aged 80
Veteran journalist and presenter Jeff Watson, the man who helped pioneer popular science television in Australia with Towards 2000, dies aged 80 after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.
The Monthly • Rick Morton • March 1, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Robodebt and the empathy bypass
The rolling revelations of the robodebt royal commission reveal much about how the Morrison government campaigned against its critics
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
After today's evidence at the Robodebt RoCo I feel the decision to lead my @THEMONTHLY piece off with this vignette on Stuart Robert was somewhat prescient. themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/mar…
February 28, 2023
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • March 1, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Anatomy of a gotcha
How will we ever have a serious discussion about tax reform with people like this leading the charge?
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The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Josh Nicholas, Adam Morton • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Tracking Australia’s progress on the climate crisis and the consequences of global heating
What is Australia’s contribution to the climate emergency, and how successfully is it acting to address it?
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Court throws out ‘inappropriate’ bail conditions on student arrested after Sydney protest at Reserve Bank
Magistrate says she ‘didn’t understand’ why police imposed bail on woman, 23, who was charged with trespass after protest last month
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The Klaxon • anthonyklan • February 28, 2023 • theklaxon.com.au
Perrottet in-law runs “lobby group” named in probe
One of two “lobbying” firms named by a NSW parliamentary inquiry — which is currently running a statewide manhunt for three “missing” Liberal Party figures — is owned by the sister-in-law of NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.
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