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Federal Budget May 2026: Critique Private Clients Perspective

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On May 28, 2026
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Good Afternoon, The federal budget for 2026 is definitely not the innocuous affair we have seen in previous years. This budget has not just been handed down, it has crash landed with a thud, especially for those trying to utilise residential property, or using a personally owned investment portfolio to build wealth. The result of […]
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Federal Budget 2025

Federal Budget 2025

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On November 3, 2025
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Jim Charmers presided over a federal budget (click here for a summary) that may not have even been handed down if cyclone Alfred didn’t ruin the government’s plans to call an election at that time. Understandably, the budget has been hurriedly constructed and tries to appeal to as large a swathe of voters as possible. […]
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The Federal Budget Wrap 2024

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On July 23, 2024
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Jim Charmers handed down the Federal Budget for 2024-25 with most of the content already being released to the media prior to its’ publication. This edition really does not warrant in depth discussion given the policy implications are scratching around the edges and therefore I’ve reserved the usual commentary. The only points I would add […]
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Government Superannuation Proposals March 2023

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On March 6, 2023
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2 March 2023The Government has announced that they intend to change to tax concessions on certain superannuation accounts if you have a total super balance of more than $3 million. While it is important to understand that this is just a proposal at this time, we understand that you may have some questions about whether […]
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Financial Year 2021/22 Update

Financial Year 2021/22 Update

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On August 8, 2022
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As outlined in the MLC financial year in review, this financial year has been one of challenges where the longer term implications of the pandemic are now being felt across the world. The global economy is facing a myriad of different issues at the moment with inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine, […]
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Federal Budget 2021: Changes drafted into legislation

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On November 4, 2021
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Super contribution changes and opportunities – legislation introduced October 27, 2021 2:10 PM On 27 October 2021 the Government introduced legislation to give effect to some of the key super measures announced in the 2021 Federal Budget. The measures included in the Bill are: changes to the work test for people aged 67-74 increasing the age up […]
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Federal Budget 2019

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On April 24, 2019
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Good Afternoon,   The Liberal government has now handed down an early Federal Budget as an election fast approaches. This edition has provided a rather vanilla offering with a narrower range of policy changes than past years which is a surprise from a Government under significant pressure to remain in office. Of the list of […]
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Federal Budget 2018

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On September 18, 2018
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Good Afternoon,   This edition of the Critique Private Clients newsletter will be focused on the details of the 2018 Federal Budget, however we feel it is important to provide our view on the current Royal Commission (RC) that is underway into financial services, and the proposed demerger of the MLC Wealth management business from […]
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Federal Budget 2017 Outline

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On September 14, 2017
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  The government has handed down the 2017 Federal Budget which was quite subdued compared to last year. The major changes are outlined in the summary below or you can view them in a video presentation at the following link Federal Budget client video. The most significant updates for our clients are the: First home […]
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Superannuation Changes pass the senate to become live on July 2017

  • Posted by Robert Wolski
  • On February 6, 2017
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Good Morning,   Happy New Year! We hope 2017 is a great year for all our clients.   I’ve Attached the January economic update which outlines how markets have rallied quite strongly off the back the Trump presidency and expectations for additional stimulus spending in the US. The question still to be answered is whether […]
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