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Australia: Additional COVID-19 Mental Health Support

Submitted by mmarquez on
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https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/additional-covid…

The Australian Government will provide 10 additional Medicare subsidised psychological therapy sessions for people subjected to further restrictions in areas impacted by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Australia: Temporarily reducing superannuation minimum drawdown rates

Submitted by siha on
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https://www.ato.gov.au/general/new-legislation/the-australian-government-s-econ…

Australian Taxation Office (29.07.2020) The government is temporarily reducing superannuation minimum drawdown requirements for account-based pensions and similar products by 50% for 2019–20 and 2020–21. This measure will benefit retirees holding these products by reducing the need to sell investment assets to fund minimum drawdown requirements.

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australia
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Old-age pensions
COVID-19
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Published Measures summary