The Australian government announced earlier this month that grants of $25,000 will be made available to eligible owners to build a new home or extensively renovate an existing one. This is not limited to first home buyers, but rather owner-occupiers who meet the eligibility criteria. New builds MUST be for…
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Don’t use the “Isolation” tag to forego looking after your mental health and wellbeing. There are many news innovative to maintain a healthy mind and body. Here’s a few: Keep moving!! Now that we are all over the hype of excusing our desire to eat all day and lay on…
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With the overwhelming amount of information out there regarding financial support for individuals and households, we have summarised a few key points: If you are already receiving government benefits you may qualify for one or two additional payments of $750 each and the new Coronavirus Supplement of $550 a fortnight.…
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As you are all probably aware by now, the government has announced further measures to help businesses impacted by Covid-19. Such measures include the newly announced wage subsidy (JobKeeper payment), cash benefits for eligible businesses, loan guarantee schemes, Increased asset write-off threshold, and early access to superannuation. Depending on the…
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The JobKeeper Payment is the latest declaration by the Morrison government to ease the financial strain of Covid-19. The wage subsidy will be paid to businesses impacted by the Coronavirus to be able to continue paying their employees. The affected employers will be able to claim a fortnightly payment of…
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The guidelines around what we should and should not be doing (both personally and within our businesses) are changing daily; so too, are the regulations and criterion upon which our livelihoods are now dependent. As Covid-19 presents unprecedented challenges, many of us are left wondering how we are going to…
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Consideration of the following matters will provide a better platform to work from. A few keys areas to look at: 1.Review your budget What non-essential spending can be reduced right now? Look to see what luxuries you currently have and see if anything can be minimised (eg. multiple streaming services,…
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