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EOFY Workplace Update: Key Changes From 1 July 2026

Several key workplace reforms will come into effect from 1 July 2026, with implications for employee entitlements, payroll processes and workforce planning.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Personal Injury Law – How We Can Help

Personal injury law provides support and compensation for people who have been injured due to someone else’s negligence, wrongdoing, or a workplace or institutional failure.

Australia Litigation

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Carroll & O'Dea

2026-27 Budget Update: Key Changes To Australian State And Territory Taxes – New South Wales, Queensland, ACT And South Australia

The final FY2026-27 budgets have now been delivered, with New South Wales and Queensland releasing their budgets today (23 June 2026) and the ACT and South Australian budgets...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

#1 What Is Trauma Cover & How Do I Access Benefits?

In Australia, traumatic events can happen without warning, affecting every aspect of your life. Trauma cover, also called critical illness insurance, is designed to provide a financial safety net during these difficult times.

Australia Insurance

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Carroll & O'Dea

Australian Government Releases 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Division 296 Has Arrived In Australia: What This Means For Superannuation

GGI Global Alliance

Federal Budget 2026: Back To The Future

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Insight Alert: Insurance - Demographics Are Changing The Deal Landscape

Australia Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Payday super is coming. Employers should be preparing now

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

It Depends – The expanding reach of payroll tax – are your passive assets and Superannuation up for grabs?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Grey Divorce in Australia : What It Means for Your Super, Property and Future

Australia Family

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Unified Lawyers

Understanding How Superannuation Death Benefits Are Distributed by Trustees

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

The year ahead: what employers can expect in 2026

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Update on what is happening with Div 296 tax

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

WA Extends Construction Visa Subsidy Program For Businesses

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Employer-sponsored Visas Take Priority In 2026/27 Migration Program As Regional Allocations Decline

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Greater Flexibility For Annual Market Salary Rates (AMSR) When Sponsoring Visa Holders

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Leveraging DAMAs For Flexible Workforce Planning

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

New Jobs And Skills Australia Atlas Identifies Labour Market Trends

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Payday super changes are coming

New Payday Super laws require employers to pay superannuation at the same time as wages, replacing quarterly payments with near-immediate compliance obligations.

Australia Employment

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Worrells

Making a death benefit claim on superannuation or life insurance: Your FAQs answered – part 2

Article focuses on the importance of acting early, the key deadlines you need to be aware of & the steps you can take if your claim is denied.

Australia Insurance

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Carroll & O'Dea

Payday Super Bills Received Royal Assent And Start Date Remains 1 July 2026

On 9 October 2025, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025...

Australia Employment

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Alvarez & Marsal

It depends – What happens when you fail to meet your minimum pension payment from a superfund?

Transcript and link to video discussing what happens when you fail to meet your minimum pension payment from a superfund.

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Federal Court ruling limits use of set-off clauses for annual salaries of award-covered employees

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

Superannuation and estate planning

Australia Family

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Superannuation and your Estate – are your children really protected? Lessons from Steele v Host-Plus Pty Limited as trustee for the Hostplus Superannuation Fund [2025] FCA 668

Australia Family

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Carroll & O'Dea

Australia's Workplace Thresholds And Limits For The New Financial Year

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

ATO Guidance On Meaning Of Employee For Super Guarantee (SG) Purposes

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Major employment law changes – wage theft, penalties & superannuation

Australia Employment

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?

Australia Family

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Workplace Wrap - July 2025

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Is Your Estate Plan Crash-Proof?

Australia Family

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Kalus Kenny Intelex

It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?

Transcript & link to video discussing to whom your superannuation death benefit can be paid.

Australia Family

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Cooper Grace Ward

Workplace Wrap - July 2025

As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have changed.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

Transcript & link to video discussing whether you can make an in-specie contribution to your self-managed super fund.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Is Your Estate Plan Crash-Proof?

In recent weeks, global stock markets have experienced a dramatic decline, with the ASX 200 falling by 6.5% in a single day on April 7—marking its steepest one-day drop since March 2020.

Australia Family

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Kalus Kenny Intelex

It Depends – Should I withdraw my super before 1 July 2025?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Directors And Officers Of Retirement Villages In Western Australia–The Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 Materially Increases Your Risk Of Being Personally Liable For The Acts And Omissions Of Your Organisation

The changes in Western Australia to the Retirement Villages Act 1992 (WA) (RV Act) that have been passed by the State Parliament and known as the Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 (RV Bill) have been...

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

Understanding U.S. Tax On Australian Superannuation Accounts

As most U.S. expats living in Australia already know, Australia has a unique retirement system that's quite different from the United States. The cornerstone of the Australian retirement system is superannuation.

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Gordon Law

Legislative changes which could impact your business' cashflow

Employers will be required to make Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions to employees with each pay cycle.

Australia Employment

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Worrells

Podcast: SMSFs with CGW – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Link to podcast discussing accessing super when retiring before aged 65.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

How 2024 is shaping up for super trustees

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

Quarterly Update For The Asia-Pacific Region No: 2, July 2024

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

Paid Parental Leave - greater expansions, with superannuation too

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Australia Employment

VY

Vincent Young

Outstanding superannuation now considered – Recalibration of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Recovery Program

Australia Insolvency

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Cathro & Partners

It Depends – Can my SMSF make loans?

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Debunking superannuation insurance myths - some common misconceptions

Australia Insurance

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Carroll & O'Dea

It Depends – Proposed tax on super balances over $3 million or Div 296 tax

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

SMSFs with CGW – Episode 1: Proposed tax on super

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

What employers can't afford to ignore in 2024

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Superannuation binding death benefit nomination – mental capacity and unconscionable conduct challenge

Australia Family

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Bartier Perry

It Depends – Do I need to update my superannuation fund trust deed?

Australia Finance

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Cooper Grace Ward

Top 10 superannuation trustee priorities for 2024

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

The Commissioner tightens compliance against SMSF Trustees, what are you doing wrong?

Australia Finance

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

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It Depends – Update on what is happening with Div 296 tax

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Cooper Grace Ward

It depends – What happens when you fail to meet your minimum pension payment from a superfund?

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Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Should I withdraw my super before 1 July 2025?

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Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Transferring property from an SMSF

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Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Am I in an interdependency relationship?

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Cooper Grace Ward

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