Falling Dollar Fuels more Pain for Motorists
CHAOS on the sharemarket is proving a nightmare for investors and travellers and now motorists are feeling the pinch, with petrol prices continuing to rise – in some cases by up to 18 cents. Read more
Tax Summit Hears Newstart Dole Payments Leaves People just $17 a Day After Accommodation
DOLE payments are now so low people are living on less than $17 a day after accommodation costs. Read more
Homeowners have Lost $300 Million by Selling for Less than what they Paid
HOMEOWNERS have lost more than $290 million over the past three years selling properties for less than what they paid for them.
Alarming figures that point to a hidden crisis in the property market reveal 5427 vendors lost an average of $54,000 on investments gone wrong in the three years to July, reported the Herald Sun. Read more
The Best Time to Buy Shares
HOW can you choose the right time to invest your hard-earned savings in the share market?
THERE’S a huge industry around telling people when to invest in shares but some advice is more professionally-based than others. It’s a shame that Paul the Octopus – remember his performance during the FIFA World Cup last year – didn’t turn his tentacles to stock picking before he died.
Income Tax Relief Pledge to Lowest Earners
AUSTRALIANS could earn up to $21,000 before paying tax under a new aspirational pledge by the Gillard Government. Read more
How to Combat Dollar’s Decline
A DIVING Aussie dollar has rubbed some shine from online retail bargain hunting but some savvy shoppers have been finding novel ways to bolster their buying power. Read more
Sydney, Perth Waterfronts Cost 50 Per Cent More
The Central Bank has calculated how much more expensive houses are, the closer you are to the city centre or the waterfront.
The answer is that proximity to the CBD and waterfront can boost house prices by 40 per cent to 70 per cent, based on the median house prices in Australia’s five biggest capital cities. Read more