When considering the purchase of commercial property, it’s crucial to take a strategic approach, as the implications of your decisions can significantly affect your financial outcomes. Here are some key factors to consider: Top 10 Factors to Consider in Commercial Property Location: The adage “location, location, location” holds especially true in commercial real […]
Here’s an introduction to some of the top legal terms commonly used in Australia, presented in a list format. Understanding these terms can be very helpful in navigating legal documents or discussions. Top 10 Legal Terms Used in Australia Plaintiff – The person or entity who initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against another […]
Work-life balance is a highly personal and continuously evolving quest. It’s about managing your professional and personal lives in a way that minimizes stress and maximises well-being. This balance isn’t one-size-fits-all; what works for one may not work for another. Recognising this variability, here are ten tips to help you achieve a better balance, […]
Tax revenue is expected to be $25 billion higher over the next four years, as the Albanese government tempers expectations ahead of this month’s federal budget. The budget, to be handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, will show a surge in tax receipt upgrades from the forecast in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook. A […]
Australians expect corporations to do “good” but would prefer it was simply through fairness rather than aligning with polarising political issues that have nothing to do with what they sell. A survey from advertising agency Leo Burnett Australia, in partnership with University of Technology Sydney’s business school, found corporations can show their inner “good” to […]
Thousands more Australians could be lured to the construction sector as the government attempts to boost a struggling workforce and hit housing targets. An extra 20,000 training places will be funded under a $90 million package in the federal budget, to train the bricklayers, plumbers and other tradies who will build the homes for Australia’s […]
Walking and cycling paths will get a $100 million boost in the upcoming federal budget, in the biggest national active transport investment in more than a decade. Federal Transport Minister Catherine King announced the investment on Tuesday, with the government to create an Active Transport Fund for infrastructure in urban and regional areas. The investment, […]
Laws to break up supermarket giants that abuse their market power should be introduced, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended, while calling for measures banning price gouging at the check-out. A Senate committee examining supermarket prices handed down its final report on Tuesday, laying out 14 reform recommendations. The report called for divestiture laws to break […]
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET The third federal budget under the Albanese government will be handed down on May 14 and several spending and policy announcements have already been made. THE BIG PICTURE *A second surplus is still the goal in 2023/24 *The mid-year budget review had forecast a deficit of $1.1 billion […]
Well-being advocates have called for ambitious action on early child development after the government adopted a 10-year strategy that leaves concrete changes to later. Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth and Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly released the blueprint on Tuesday, which will bring together different parts of “complex” government programs. Practical steps to implement […]
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