Paid Parental Leave: what has changed?
The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Act 2023 which was passed by both Houses of Parliament on 6 March 2023 introduces changes to the government’s Parental Leave Pay (‘PLP’) scheme effective from 1 July 2023. The changes aim to better support gender equality in the home and workplace by providing greater flexibility […]
How to access the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment
With nearly 700,000 active COVID-19 cases across Australia, the federal government has readjusted how people who are forced out of work to isolate can access hardship payments. Rapid antigen tests (RATs) can now be used as proof you’ve been infected with the virus and may be used to prove eligibility for the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. […]
Changes to government payments and subsidies from 1 January 2022
With the commencement of the new year came a number of changes to government payments, subsidies and a new international free trade agreement. Boost to government payments Recipients of youth, student and carer allowances will benefit from a boost to their payments from January 1 after the indexation rate was raised to 3.5 per cent – the […]
Optus data breach – take action to protect yourself
Optus has been a victim of a recent data breach. The breach may personally affect you if you are a current or past customer of Optus. The Optus data breach compromised the Personally Identifiable Information of nearly 10 million current and former Optus customers. The data breach included names, dates of birth, phone numbers and […]