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January 24, 2014 Growth in Age Pension receipt: the elephant in the room of the welfare reform debate By Carol Ey The Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews, has recently expressed concern at the continued growth in the number of people in receipt of income support payments, and suggested that

44 Parliamentary Library Briefing Book: Key Issues for the 44th Parliament DIY super: a continuing trend? Kai Swoboda, Economics KEY ISSUE ‘DIY super’, formalised through the self- managed superannuation fund (SMSF) regulatory framework, is an important and growing part of the superannuation system. With the SMSF sector largely seen to

December 10, 2013 Retirement intentions and labour force participation by older workers By Kai Swoboda On 9 December 2013, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the results of its 2012-13 survey on retirement and retirement intentions. The data collected by the survey provides information on retirement trends, the factors

October 9, 2013 Future growth in DSP receipt—not all bad news By Carol Ey Image source: Department of Social Services No doubt one of the priorities of the proposed review of income support payments will be the Disability Support Pension (DSP). DSP numbers have risen substantially in recent decades, despite

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 158, 2012-13 24 June 2013 Superannuation Laws Amendment (MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Measures) Bill 2013 Kai Swoboda Economics Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 4 Senate Economics Committee............................................................................................................. 4 Senate Standing

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 137, 2012-13 13 June 2013 Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 2) Bill 2013 Kai Swoboda Economics Section Jonathan Chowns Law and Bills Digest Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 4 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 5 Structure of the

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 106, 2012-13 9 May 2013 Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013 Rebecca de Boer and Peter Yeend Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 4 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 5 Legislative instruments .................................................................................................................... 5 Amendments to Principles .............................................................................................................. 6 Structure