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The peak body for superannuation funds says One Nation's plan to allow people greater access to their retirement savings is "economically disastrous" and will drive up inflation. One Nation is proposing a radical change to the superannuation system that would allow Australians who rent or pay a mortgage to divert a portion of their super payments as salary for up to three years.
Triple murderer Darryl Valroy Young has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 40 years. Last week, the 63-year-old was convicted by a Townsville Supreme Court jury for the 2022 murders of his neighbours Mervyn and Maree Schwarz and Graham Tighe, and the attempted murder of Ross Tighe.
And the parents of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson have travelled to Mexico for the trial of three men accused of murdering their sons, starting this week. The brothers and their American friend, Carter Rhoad, were killed on a surfing trip in Baja California, along Mexico's Pacific coast, in April 2024.
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Volcanic ash in the atmosphere has left more than 170-thousand passengers stranded in Indonesia, and forced Qantas to cancel Jakarta flights for a second day. Eight airports remain closed, including Jakarta's main international airport, after Mount Anak Krakatau began erupting late on Friday. 
Property developer the Bathla Group is continuing to engage in emergency funding talks as it faces a critical debt crisis. Administrators for Bathla, one of Sydney's biggest residential property developers, have announced short term funding arrangements with five lenders. The property group property group owes creditors $3.4 billion and has now stood down around 200 staff.
And the AFL has announced it's introducing limits on contact training for the league's pre-season to reduce the incidence of concussion. From the next pre-season, clubs will be initially limited to a total of 120 minutes of contact training per week, rising to 160 minutes by the end of pre-season.
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One Nation is selling a superannuation policy that some economists think is a bad idea, but would see workers able to get access to more of their retirement savings, sooner. 
The minor party wants to allow Australians to divert a quarter of their super payments to their bank account for up to three years.
It's being pitched as a solution to the cost of living crisis.
While it may appeal to some voters, there are warnings about what it would mean for people's savings in retirement and what it could do to inflation and the federal budget.