Before you complete your tax return for 2022–23, find out what’s new and any changes that may affect you. Working from home deduction changes The fixed rate method for calculating your deduction for working from home expenses has been revised. The revised fixed rate method allows you to claim...
A sharp fall in consumer prices will take pressure off the Reserve Bank, but persistent growth in rents and services will keep further rate hikes in play. The consumer price index sunk back to 5.6 per cent in the year to May, from 6.8 per cent...
More than half of financially vulnerable Australians cannot afford to pay utility bills on time, new Salvation Army research has found, as cost of living pressures continue to mount nationwide. The survey found 64 per cent of those polled did not have enough money to pay...
Workforce shortages continue to plague manufacturing businesses, even as the slowing economy and the influx of migrants take the edge off the competitive labour market. The monthly business survey by Westpac and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry released on Tuesday revealed ongoing tightness in...
Fledgling aviation engineers will have access to fresh training facilities as part of a boost for the sector by the flying kangaroo. Qantas will partner with Aviation Australia to set up an engineering academy near airports in Melbourne and Brisbane. The academy is expected to train up...
Tanya Plibersek has spoken openly about the state of Australia’s environment but promises the federal government is up to the challenge of fixing the issues. During a nationwide zoom call, the environment minister faced questions about conservation, environmental offsets, deforestation and the Murray-Darling Basin. More than 1000...
A white rhino calf born at an Australian zoo is doing what babies do best: snoozing, eating, cuddling and making mischief. Staff at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo were delighted when the male calf suddenly appeared next to his mother Mopani early on June 16. Zookeepers...
For most people, retirement is a time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of their labour. However, it’s not uncommon for some to realise they cannot afford the retirement lifestyle they envisioned. Boredom can also set in, so you might feel the pressure of...
Investing is typically perceived as a wealthy-only pastime with no regard for the environment or social issues. However, that is not always the case, and the old mindset of making money for its own sake doesn’t need to stay. People have become increasingly interested in ethical...
If you are in a loveless and miserable marriage, you might consider divorce to regain happiness. While the divorce process has complexities that might put you off the topic, you can get past the challenges you fear and have a successful divorce. However, you must know how...