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Navigating the complex housing market landscape is not easy for many Australians, and for the first home owners it could be daunting. One significant problem many prospective home buyers are facing is extra thousands of dollars expenses on lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). This gives another substantial financial burden for new …

In 2021 Octopus members earned total 4.3 million according to Octopus Group, that runs one of the large member groups in Australia. Giving opinion through online survey and good bucks in return is a cool engagement online. In recent days many people adopting different online activities that generated income name …

myTax is fast and free to lodge tax return, why people pay to lodge a tax return each year? Does tax agent an easier option? Jawad Harb, RMIT University and Elizabeth Morton, RMIT University Ten years ago, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) created the “myTax” portal, an easy way to lodge …

We must also keep an eye out for potential crypto scams trying to ruin the fun. This is because scammers become more active during the holidays, targeting us while we have our guard down. Ashish Nanda, Deakin University; Jeb Webb, Deakin University; Jongkil Jay Jeong, Deakin University; Mohammad Reza Nosouhi, …

Robin Smit, University of Technology Sydney and Nic Surawski, University of Technology Sydney The federal government’s announcement of a halved fuel excise is no doubt music to many people’s ears. Following Tuesday night’s budget release, the excise (a government tax included in the purchase price of fuel) was halved from …

A landlord can terminate a fixed-term lease at its expiry for any reason (as long as they follow the notice provisions). Brendan Grigg, Flinders University and Hossein Esmaeili, Flinders University Inflation is pushing up interest rates. Interest rates are pushing up mortgage costs. There’s talk of a rental supply crisis. …

Many buy used car in Australia, as an option to get less financial pain but, sometime this ends with distress and loss of hard saved money. There are ways to be a safe buyer. An ideal Australian life is incomplete without owning a car. Whether for daily chores or your …

From July 1, 2022, under the terms of a financial hardship arrangement, a customer’s credit report will show they have made on time repayments for the period of the arrangement – providing they have followed the terms of the hardship agreement. Andrew Grant, University of Sydney With rising costs of …

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Nepal government seems very strict toward Cryptocurrencies, declared investing in Cryptos illegal. Nepal Rastra Bank not only made it illegal in Nepal also extended strict rule globally for Nepalese. As per this fresh announcement Nepalese living in Australia couldn’t invest in Cryptos as a Nepali citizens. If found, they are in the Crypto trade and on their Nepal visit, they could get caught and would face serious charges.