Self Employed New Australians Alex and Shirl are happily married with two older children. They wanted to refinance and consolidate their existing debts and raise additional funds to buy into a franchised business. Alex and Shirl emigrated from Europe a little over 2 years ago. Since arriving in Australia, Both Alex and Shirl have been […]

So, you’ve bought your dream home and got a mortgage, got the nice car, sometimes two of them, the kids are in great schools, you enjoy pay TV, go out occasionally, nothing too extravigent, all in all, life is ok…. AND THEN IT HAPPENS One of you lose your job or go on extended sick leave, […]

   Well Mr Rudd seems to be making life a little harder for Senior Australians.  From the first of July this year (2008) Australian seniors will be eligible for the Senior Australian Tax Offsets.   This will allow Australian seniors to earn up to $28,867.00 as a single person and up to $24,680 per person for a […]