Reduction Of Duty For Eligible First Home Buyers
A 50% discount on the amount of Duty payable was legislated, with it being brought in gradually over a few years.
This applies for dutiable transactions with a settlement date on or … Read the rest
Category: Australia
First Home Owners Grant changes in Victoria, Australia 2013
First Home Owners Grant
The Victorian state government has announced that it will be SCRAPPING the $7,000 first home owners grant for existing houses.
The Victorian state government has announced that it will be INCREASING the $7,000 first home owners … Read the rest
Median Family Income, Mortgage and Rents in Brisbane in 2011
2011 census: Median Incomes, Mortgages and Rents for Greater Brisbane.
Total Household Incomes (includes single person households)
$73,716 Median Total Annual Household Income
Total Family Incomes (excludes single person households)
$86,060 Median Total Annual Family Income
Housing Costs
$23,916 Median … Read the rest
Customs and Declaration of Food in Australia
The NEW Australian Incoming Passenger card from December 2012
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/travel/entering-australia/cant-take
… Changes to a Will after Separation, Divorce, Marriage in Australia
Australia
Separation
Separation does NOT revoke a Will.
Lawlink > Law Reform Commission > Publications > 9. Revocation by Marriage
9.23 Since the revocation of wills on marriage is the general rule in Australia, it is, in our view, highly … Read the rest
Bank Accounts after Death in Australia
What happens to the money in a bank account after an account holder dies?
- Sole Bank Account
- Joint Bank Account
It can depend very much on the type of bank account that you have.
Joint Bank Account
If you are … Read the rest
Boat Asylum seekers in Australia to be deported to Nauru and Manus Island
In a significant U-turn for the Australian Labor Party (ALP), the Australian Government has decided to re-open the processing camps on Nauru and Manus Island, and bring back tough new proposals to deter refugees from coming to Australia in the … Read the rest
The Nile – Australian Online Bookstore
The Nile is an Australian or New Zealand Online bookstore, created in 2003, as Mercury Retail in New Zealand, but moved to Australia in 2007.
The Nile bookstore offers free shipping to any address in Australia, together with good prices, … Read the rest
The Nile is an Australian or New Zealand Online bookstore, created in 2003, as Mercury Retail in New Zealand, but moved to Australia in 2007.
The Nile bookstore offers free shipping to any address in Australia, together with good prices, … Read the rest
Booktopia – Australian Online Bookstore
Booktopia is one of Australia’s popular online bookstores, regularly supplying books cheaper than the book shops in shopping centres etc.
A quote from the Booktopia website:
Booktopia – Australia’s # 1 Online Bookstore. Choose from over 4 million titles all … Read the rest
Popular Books April 2013
A selection of Popular Books in April 2013
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Contagious by Jonah Berger
- Drive by Daniel H. Pink
- Give and Take by Adam M Grant
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss
- Strengths