Common reasons you may receive a tax bill and action you can take to avoid a tax bill next income year. Your tax assessment The statement we issue that explains how your tax assessment is calculated is your notice of assessment (NOA). Your NOA will show if you...
Aged care could require more people to pay for themselves if they can as an expert task force considers funding options to secure the sector’s future. But Aged Care Minister Anika Wells promised no changes would be made without public consultation and community engagement on the...
Demand for petrol stations will remain high into the 2030s in Australia – years after some countries have banned the sale of fossil fuel vehicles, an energy giant has predicted. But Ampol also expects electric car sales will rise significantly in the country from 2025 and...
A proposal to let Queensland power providers disconnect electric vehicles during peak periods has been slammed as an “unbelievable” disincentive that could prevent the state reaching its emission-reduction goals. The change, detailed in a draft of the Queensland Electricity Connection Manual, is one of several proposals...
A leading think tank is calling for support for each obsolete worker as a shock absorber for the energy change that is sweeping through communities. Economic modelling by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) suggests the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy will...
For a long time, it may seem like old age and retirement are faraway life events. However, like everybody else, you age every day, and it’s only a matter of time until you realise that you’ll be retiring in a couple of years. By that time,...