Current issues, events and legislation
General Meeting 10 April 2018 in Adelaide
A General Meeting was be held on 10 April 2018 in Adelaide to seek approval from members to a number of proposed amendments to the SCOA Australia Rules.
The members agreed to the proposed amendments; You can read or download the Rules here
Superannuation legislation introduced in September 2017
A number of Bills were introduced into Parliament in September 2017 making a number of amendments to superannuation legislation.
Click here to read more about the new legislation.
Click here to read SCOA’s submissions to the Senate Committee current inquiries into the new legislation.
2015 Intergenerational Report
The government has released the 2015 Intergenerational Report. The Report attempts to predict what Australia will look like in 2055 in terms of the economy, health, education, employment and social services. You can download the entire report here. 2015 Intergenerational Report
SCOA on PSNewsOnline
From time to time, SCOA contributes items for the PS News Online publication. They can be downloaded in the table below.
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2017 | Comments on federal budget |
| 16 May 2017 | Welcome to SCOA Australia |
| 28 June 2016 Press Release | Please hold your fire |
| 10 June 2016 Press Release | The Truth About Public Service Pensions |
| 3 December 2015 | What is the Ten Percent Issue |
| 1 December 2015 | Welcome to SCOA December 2015 |
| 3 June 2013 | Welcome to SCOA |
| 13 June 2013 | Unfair taxation of Commonwealth Superannuation pensions |
| 17 June 2013 | Indexation of your pension |
| 25 June 2013 | No Surprises in the current Federal Budget |
| 5 July 2013 | Go and see your local MP |
| 13 July 2013 | Got some spare Cash |
| 18 July 2013 | Full on Fair Go |
| 25 July 2013 | To cut or not to cut |
| 1 August 2013 | Public Meetings |
| 8 August 2013 | Summing Up |
And, here is a link to the PS News Online publication for more interesting news of interest to public servants, present and former.