Australians will have to shell out nearly $400 for a new passport after another increase was announced in the mid-year budget update. Along with routine annual indexation in line with the consumer price index, travellers will be hit with a 15 per cent increase to passport...
New COVID-19 vaccines targeting the current Omicron variant of the virus are available in community pharmacies throughout Australia. The XBB 1.5 shots were approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in October and can be used as a primary immunisation dosage as well a booster. Pharmacy Guild of...
Spending on road and rail projects is expected to be adjusted by $7.4 billion over four years under a re-profiling by the Albanese government. The mid-year budget update, released on Wednesday by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, reveals reforms to the Infrastructure Investment Program will decrease payments for...
An accused scammer who allegedly sent more than 17 million fraudulent text messages has been charged as police issue a warning for the public to be vigilant in the lead up to Christmas. A NSW Police cybercrime squad has been investigating the use of Subscriber Identity...
Motorists will have to choose cars that use half as much fuel to avoid a vehicle tax in future after changes in a federal budget update. The Luxury Car Tax reforms, announced in the government’s mid-year budget on Wednesday, will mean only vehicles that use 3.5...
An unregistered tax accountant exposed her clients to fines and unexpected tax bills after unlawfully lodging hundreds of returns filled with dodgy deductions. Perth-based Jessa Van Stroe, who is also known as Jessa Layola, was not registered with the Tax Practitioners Board when she prepared 531...