The Downsizer contribution gives Australians over the age of 65 who have recently sold their home the ability to make a superannuation contribution regardless of your working status. The idea is that sale proceeds up to $300,000 per person can be put into super to help fund your retirement. Who is this helpful for? Anyone […]
HomeBuilder Grant Program
The Australian government has initiated the HomeBuilder grant program to stimulate the residential construction sector and help safeguard the jobs of one million tradesmen around the country. It comes as the building sector faces a significant drop of 22% for homes approved for construction and 13.2% for alterations and additions, figures released by the Australian […]
What if the government doesn’t need to repay its ‘debt’?
You would have seen in the media many times about the huge sums of debt the Australian Government is racking up from the coronavirus stimulus package ($200 billion and counting). Conventional economic theory will tell you this is a bad thing, that it has huge implications for younger generations and their future as governments will […]
Australian Government Stimulus Package Overview
The Australian Government has announced a second stimulus package to further support individuals, households and businesses, through the economic impact of COVID-19. The first stimulus was announced on 12 March 2020, and a second stimulus package was announced on 22 March 2020 as a response to the further deteriorating economy, with the full economic effects […]
Staying connected (from a distance)
As we try to understand the health, financial and social implications of coronavirus, we have made a few changes to our work environment. As far as I can tell we’ve avoided any exposure to coronavirus thus far and to help keep this outbreak under control we are making some temporary changes to how we interact […]