ART supports legislative step to align super with wages

Media release - 9 October 2025

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) welcomes the introduction of payday super legislation to parliament today.

ART CEO Kathy Vincent said this is a positive step towards improving the retirement outcomes of millions of Australians workers.

“As one of Australia’s largest funds, we see first-hand the benefits that come from members being more connected to their superannuation,” Ms Vincent said.

“This reform will make super simpler, fairer and more transparent.”

“By paying super at the same time as wages, workers will benefit from the power of ‘compounding interest’, helping their savings grow over time.”

Ms Vincent said ART joins with business, unions, and the superannuation industry in calling on the parliament to make payday super law as quickly as possible to ensure certainty for employers and employees ahead of the planned commencement date of 1 July 2026.

“Payday super will help Australian’s achieve greater financial security over their working life and into retirement,” Ms Vincent said.

“We’re committed to playing our part.”

 

Media contact: Kaylah Bulow, Kaylah.Bulow@art.com.au, 0402 845 576

About Australian Retirement Trust

Australian Retirement Trust is one of Australia’s largest super funds. As at 1 July 2025, over 2.4 million Australians trust us to take care of over $350 billion of their retirement savings. We’re here to help our members retire well with confidence, focused on strong long-term investment returns, low fees and the information and access to advice our members need to manage their super and retirement.