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Wage decisions, tax changes, super rules and payment increases — what changed, when it starts, and what it means for your take-home pay. Every story links to a calculator so you can run your own numbers.
Super
2 July 2026
Payday super requires employers to pay your super guarantee alongside every pay run from 1 July 2026. Here's what to check on your payslip now.
HECS
2 July 2026
Millions lodge their first return under the new marginal HECS system this year, with 15% charged only above $69,528. Here's how it changes your refund.
Super
1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, employers must pay super guarantee into your fund within 7 business days of each payday. Here's what payday super means for you.
Super
1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Division 296 adds a 15% tax on earnings from super balances above $3 million, plus 10% above $10 million. Who it hits and when.
Tax
1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026 the 16% tax rate on income between $18,201 and $45,000 fell to 15%, cutting up to $268 a year off every taxpayer bill this year.
Tax
1 July 2026
The $1,000 instant work-related deduction is now law for 2026-27 — claim it with no receipts from July 2027, saving workers an average $205.
Tax
1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026: minimum wage up 6% to $26.44/hr, payday super begins, tax drops to 15%, HECS threshold rises to $69,528. The full roundup.
Centrelink & Payments
1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Family Tax Benefit Part A rose to $235.48 a fortnight per child under 13, Part B to $200.34, and the Part B income limit lifted to $124,327.
Tax
29 June 2026
Lodging your 2025-26 tax return? Medicare levy thresholds rose, the $2 gift minimum was scrapped, and the WFH rate stays at 70 cents an hour.
HECS
26 June 2026
The FY2026-27 HECS repayment threshold is $69,528, up from $67,000, before 15c-in-the-dollar repayments start under the marginal system. See the full bands.
Wages
24 June 2026
All modern award minimum rates rise 4.75% from the first full pay period after 1 July 2026. What the increase looks like in retail, hospitality, aged care and other award-reliant industries — and how to check your new rate.
Wages
16 June 2026
From 1 July 2026 the minimum wage is $26.44/hour — $1,004.90 a week or about $52,255 a year full-time. Here's what actually lands in your bank account after tax, and how casuals and part-timers work out their new rate.
Wages
10 June 2026
The Fair Work Commission is phasing out the C13 classification — the lowest ongoing rate in the award system — in three stages, starting 1 July 2026. What C13 workers can expect their pay to do as the transition rolls through.
Wages
2 June 2026
The Fair Work Commission's 2026 Annual Wage Review lifts the national minimum wage 6% — from $24.95 to $26.44 an hour ($1,004.90 a week) — and modern award rates 4.75%, from 1 July 2026. See who gets the increase and what it means for your take-home pay.
HECS
1 June 2026
HECS and HELP debts were indexed 2.8% on 1 June 2026, the lowest rate since 2021 and below the lower CPI/WPI cap. See what it adds to your balance.
Super
12 May 2026
Payday super, Division 296 and higher contribution caps all start or change in 2026-27. A plain-English guide to who is affected and what changes.
Tax
12 May 2026
The 12 May 2026 Budget added a $250 tax offset from 2027-28 on top of the 1 July tax cut and $1,000 deduction — worth up to $2,816 a year combined.
Tax
12 May 2026
Medicare levy low-income thresholds rose 2.9% for 2025-26 — singles now pay no levy below $28,011, up from $27,222, sparing over a million low earners.
Centrelink & Payments
20 March 2026
The Age Pension rose $22.20 a fortnight to $1,200.90 for singles from 20 March 2026; couples get $905.20 each. DSP and Carer Payment rose by the same amount.
Centrelink & Payments
20 March 2026
From 20 March 2026, Centrelink deeming rates rose to 1.25% below $64,200 (singles) or $106,200 (couples), 3.25% above, changing how savings count for pensions.
Super
5 March 2026
The transfer balance cap rises from $2.0 million to $2.1 million on 1 July 2026, lifting how much can move into a tax-free retirement pension.
Super
24 February 2026
From 1 July 2026 the concessional super cap rises to $32,500 and the non-concessional cap to $130,000. See the new caps and bring-forward limits.
HECS
20 January 2026
The one-off 20% HELP debt cut is now fully processed, wiping about $5,520 off the average $27,600 balance. Here's how to check it applied to your account.
Centrelink & Payments
1 January 2026
Youth Allowance, Austudy and ABSTUDY rose to $677.20 a fortnight and Carer Allowance to $162.60 from 1 January 2026, reaching over 1 million Australians.