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Noel Whittaker

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 8, 2026
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Aug 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Noel Whittaker

    Why Treasury is scrambling to fix new trust tax laws (opens the original)

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    It's now more than three months since the May budget was handed down, and the fallout continues unabated. This legislation reminds me of an architect under pressure to get a building up in a hurry: the design is poor, construction rushed, and the cracks appear almost immediately. Treasury has been racing around with the toolbox, patching one crack after another. This isn't sensible tax reform; it's emergency maintenance on legislation that should never have left the drawing board. The first exam

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Noel Whittaker

    Why politicians are eyeing your superannuation and what it means for your future (opens the original)

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    Superannuation has suddenly become everybody's favourite pot of money. Last month Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there was "real potential" to see our super funds as "a national asset" that could produce better returns not just for individuals and retirees, but "for the nation". That raises the obvious question: whose money is it? Pauline Hanson takes the opposite view: "It is their money." With Australians struggling with mortgages and the cost of living, she wants people to have greater

  3. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Noel Whittaker

    A small event starts a cascade and problems escalate (opens the original)

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    Sometimes a small event starts a cascade and problems escalate. A classic case was the woman who checked her bank balance at an ATM and was told she had $30. She withdrew the $30, unaware that a $2 balance enquiry fee had reduced her account to $28. The withdrawal pushed her into overdraft, triggering another $30 fee. Suddenly, a woman who thought she had $30 owed the bank money. The story made headlines and caused such an uproar that the rules surrounding ATM fees and overdrafts were changed. O

  4. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · Noel Whittaker

    Aged care, one of the trickiest financial decisions a family will ever make (opens the original)

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    As Australia's population ages, more and more people face the challenge of helping a parent move into aged care. It's stressful for many reasons, but what people often overlook is that it can also be one of the trickiest financial decisions a family will ever make. Aged care guru Rachel Lane says it can be a financial minefield, and unless you understand the five separate fees involved - and your options for paying them - it's easy to make very expensive mistakes. When most families begin lookin

  5. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Noel Whittaker

    The consequences of the capital gains tax is high (opens the original)

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    In last week's column I introduced readers to what I described as the "death, divorce and disaster tax" hidden in the budget legislation by a new application of the "realisation event". It sounds harmless enough, but its consequences are anything but. When Paul Keating introduced capital gains tax (CGT) in 1985, the legislation recognised that people facing death, divorce or other major life events should not be forced to sell assets simply to pay tax. Rollover provisions deferred the tax until

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