Super fund members forced to rejig pensions
Superannuation fund members will be forced to alter their pension arrangements in order to maintain the age pension and other Centrelink income support payments at their current levels.
Australian Financial Review
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National
Dollar drops as trade deficit narrows to $118m
Updated | Australia’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to $118 million in November as imports fell while exports remained flat, with the dollar dropping as low as US89.27¢ in the wake of the data.