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Government measures to assist first-home buyers are likely to fuel the property boom.
Opinion
Federal budget

Goodies for everyone, but there’s a sting in the tail

New super rules will increase the number of people who can qualify for a housing loan and turbocharge their loan size. That’s not good news with property prices already booming.

  • by Noel Whittaker
Josh Frydenberg’s budget includes measures to stimulate home building activity and to assist first-home buyers, single parents and downsizers.
Federal budget

First-home buyers are big budget winners

  • by John Collett
Residents of aged care homes are to receive a minimum of 200 minutes per day of care.
Opinion
Federal budget

Aged-care cash splash fails to address structural issues

  • by Rachel Lane
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Simon Birmingham during a budget lock up press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on May 11, 2021.
Opinion
Federal budget

Budget 2021: How your retirement savings will be affected

  • by Charlotte Grieve
The are e-books, audio books, newspapers and magazines available for free on your mobile device.
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Consumer spending

You, too, can be a ‘freeskate’: Here’s how

  • by Joel Gibson

Ask an expert

The benefits of taking up new share offerings

Noel Whittaker
Noel Whittaker

New share issues made by companies raising additional capital are usually sold at a discount of 5 per cent to 25 per cent below the average recent share price.

How to balance a share portfolio with super in retirement

George Cochrane

A superannuation “recontribution strategy” can be a viable option if you have unspent cash reserves in retirement.

Insurance bonds a viable inheritance investment option

Noel Whittaker
Noel Whittaker

Because the earnings accrue within the fund, there is no assessable income to declare on any individual tax return each year.

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COVID-19 has resulted in a dramatic plunge in credit card debt that is racking up interest.
Opinion
Credit cards

‘Bad debt’ shunned as credit card balances plunge

  • by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Australian economy

Central bank ‘failures’ highlight need for better fiscal policy

  • by Alex Joiner
Opinion
Renewables

‘Solar garden’ schemes to make renewables available to apartments

  • by Joel Gibson

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