Resource Type: Campaign Tools
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What is a super fund & how do they operate? In Australia, superannuation (super) is a compulsory retirement savings system. Your employer takes money from your wages and places it into a superannuation fund, who then invest and manage your money to provide retirement income later in life. Super funds will invest money into different…
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QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR SUPER FUND AT THEIR NEXT ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING. Hold them to account for their investments into Israel’s illegal settlements. Asking a question at your superannuation fund’s annual members meeting is critically important. You need to take every opportunity to remind your fund that you, as a member, will not tolerate your…
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Conversation guide: Call your MP to demand action For 2 years, Israel has carried out it’s genocide against the Palestinian people while the Australian government continues to offer Israel impunity. Australia must sanction Israel, NOW. Call your MP to deliver this message and demand action. Things to remember before making your call: Remember, your MP’s…
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Write to the HESTA board and demand HESTA’s divestment from companies complicit with Israel’s illegal occupation. Healthcare worker’s superfund HESTA is investing $212million into ten companies* that the United Nations has identified as complicit with Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. In September 2025, HESTA announced it would divest from Israeli banks and bonds, which is…
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A script for phoning your super fund to demand divestment. Australian super funds are investing billions of their members’ dollarsinto business entities supporting Israel’s illegal occupation. Call yoursuper fund to demand divestment today. Introduce yourself:“Hi there, my name is _ and I am a member of ___ super fund. I’m calling to lodge a formal…