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The super changes coming into effect in the 2025-26 financial year. Australian superannuation laws are set to change once again in the 2025-26 financial year as the nation’s fast-growing retirement savings system continues to evolve. Below is a summary of the changes that will come into effect from 1 July, 2025, as well as looming legislative changes.

Like me, retirement might be just around the corner, or maybe you’ve recently crossed that exciting threshold. We’ve worked hard for decades, and now we’re ready to trade in the alarm clock for leisurely mornings and to-do lists that are actually fun. But as we move into the next phase of life; a thought might cross your mind: What now?

About 36% of homeowners still have a mortgage when they retire, up from 23% a decade ago. This increase in mortgage debt is due to soaring property prices, changes in retirement ages and easy access to drawdown equity loans (where you use your home as security to get a loan, which can be used to fund travel, medical costs and other expenses).