The holiday season is a time for celebration, relaxation, and, often, travel. Whether you are taking a family road trip or simply enjoying time away from work, the festive period brings unique risks to your home, business, and personal belongings. Ensuring the security of your...
School holidays are the perfect opportunity for families to connect, explore, and create lasting memories. Here are some engaging ideas to keep kids entertained, learning, and having fun during their break. 1. Outdoor Adventures Encourage kids to explore the outdoors with activities like hiking, picnics, or bike rides....
It’s the perfect time to reflect, reset, and re-energise for the year ahead. Taking stock of where we’ve been and where we want to go ensures we step into the new year with clarity, focus, and a plan that inspires action. The questions below are designed...
An affidavit is a written statement of facts that a person, known as the affiant or deponent, swears or affirms to be true under oath or affirmation. In some cases, it is often used as evidence in legal proceedings, replacing the need for oral testimony. This document...
Even as children, people create this big picture in their minds — a reflection of how they envision their life to be. Whether your big picture is similar to what’s called the Australian Dream (home ownership as the key to a better life) or not depends a...
Australia’s finances have been downgraded by $21.8 billion as rising spending and plunging tax receipts set up a decade of budget deficits. The degraded fiscal bottom line was laid bare in Wednesday’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook, which updates the forecasts made in May’s federal budget. The...
KEY FORECASTS FOR AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMY: * The economy is expected to grow at 1.75 per cent in 2024/25, before recording real GDP growth of 2.25 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.75 per cent in the years following * Unemployment is expected to rise to 4.5 per...
Major cost-of-living measures aren’t on the cards in the federal budget update because of a $25 billion hit to the books, as data reveals new drags on the bottom line. The mid-year economic and fiscal outlook will show more than $16 billion in automatic spending increases...
Windfall gains scooped up by Australian property sellers have hit an all-time high with those who own making hundreds each week, eclipsing what renters pay to keep a roof over their heads. The median profit for property resales in the September quarter came in at $295,000...
Australians ringing in the new year could see a small drop in the value of their homes, new property data has revealed. According to research by CoreLogic, the start of 2025 may see a continuation of the “drag” on buyer demand which could result in a...