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Are super contributions paid while you're on workers compensation in Australia? Usually no — learn the ATO rule, the Victoria exception, and how to protect your retirement savings.

Is your remote work allowance taxed in Australia? Learn what you can claim in 2025–26 — the ATO 70c fixed rate, actual costs, records and no double-dipping.

Hospital and charity staff can pay for restaurants and holidays with pre-tax pay — up to $2,650 a year. Learn who qualifies, what counts and the saving.

Long service leave payout tax explained: ATO lump sum rules, the 32% cap, marginal rates and a worked example. Find out what you keep in 2025–26.

Your HECS debt is cancelled when you die — it is not passed to your family or estate. Learn about the final repayment, the ATO process and what executors must do.

Part-time workers are paid for a public holiday only if it falls on a day they normally work. Learn the NES rule, penalty rates, and worked examples.

Overtime on a public holiday is usually paid at 250% — double time and a half — not double time. See award rates, worked examples, and when overtime stacks.

Casual conversion turns your 25% loading into paid leave, notice and job security. Learn the employee choice pathway, eligibility and the pay maths.

Part-time workers get annual leave loading the same way full-time staff do — 17.5% where their award provides it, on pro-rata hours. See worked examples.

To take home $2,500 a week after tax in Australia in 2025-26 you need a gross salary of about $182,500. See the full tax breakdown and what changes it.