A soft landing for the economy remains on the cards as the Reserve Bank maintains it’s possible to drive down inflation without sacrificing growth. Australia’s central bank opted on Tuesday afternoon to keep interest rates on hold in a move that sparked hopes the hiking cycle...
Deductions for expenses you incur to work from home such as stationery, energy and office equipment. Eligibility to claim To claim working from home expenses, you must: be working from home to fulfil your employment duties, not just carrying out minimal tasks, such as occasionally checking emails or...
Australians on JobSeeker can expect a bump in their payments as the cost of living rises, but other welfare recipients will need to wait to find out what’s happening with their incomes. The JobSeeker rate is indexed twice a year based on inflation, however in September...
Australia’s answer to Silicon Valley is spread over much more than one state, with research identifying 96 “tech clusters” throughout the country and four “super clusters” responsible for creating more than half the nation’s tech jobs. The study, undertaken by the Tech Council of Australia and...
This tax time, the ATO are introducing a super health check – 5 simple checks to help people manage their super. With the super health check, people can: check and update their contact details check their super balance and employer contributions check for lost and unclaimed super check if they have...
Businesses are asking to be kept in mind as the federal government mulls a shake-up of employment laws. The “same job, same pay” legislation will plug a gap that allows businesses to negotiate an agreement with workers, then pay labour hire a different rate. But draft legislation...
With 87,000 jobs on offer in country Australia, more people are moving further away from capital cities to make a new life. A booming regional job market and attractive house prices are thought to be luring new residents to places like Geraldton in Western Australia and...
Australia needs to be more plugged in. That’s the message from some electric vehicle experts, who say the country will need another 28,000 public chargers to be deployed over the next seven years to meet demand for zero-emissions transport. But others in the automotive industry say the...
Electric car sales have more than doubled in Australia over the past year as consumers and government policies perform a U-turn on zero-emissions transport technology. But some states and territories are performing significantly better than others, a report from the Electric Vehicle Council has found. It wants...
Beer drinkers are being warned to brace for more expensive pints as the industry is hit with another tax increase. Alcohol prices are not exempt from rising costs of living and the tax is adjusted twice a year in line with inflation. The latest increase represents a...