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Cashed-up expatriates are making the most of the falling Australian dollar and weakening property prices to snap up trophy properties in prestige postcodes cost…
NEWS & INSIGHT
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Great uncertainty as to what exactly is leading to low wage growth in Australia is causing reconsiderations on any RBA rate hike.
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Australia's jobless rate has edged up to 5.6 per cent despite another 22,600 jobs being added in April.
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The near-doubling of a new tax on foreign residential property investors in Western Australia has been slammed by development and property experts who claim it …
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Workers only got a 0.5 per cent pay rise in the three months to March, only just above the softest result in the history of the series in the three months to Se…
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Housing development has outgrown infrastructure so much in one part of Sydney's north-west that the State Government has suspended all planning proposals pendin…
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While Brisbane’s property market may appear affordable to buyers from southern states, buying a house close to the CBD can still be out of the price range of so…
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Siobhan Joffe says the Australian dream of owning a house is so far out of reach that she softens the blow by spending her money on eating out and travel.
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Rates rising or rates being held at the lowest level on record for potentially another year, maybe more, indicating the economy is not strong enough to cope wit…
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Both the US and China will factor heavily into two key things in Australia.
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Hobart has long been Australia’s cheapest capital city housing market with values sitting well below the levels seen in the mainland capitals. However, that co…
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Australia is one of the world's top 20 water-stressed nations but a shift to more renewable energy could lessen the nation’s water pressure.
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Join Steve Douglas as he discusses:
- Global financial markets, issues & influence on our daily lives;
- Australian property markets, driving factors and has it peaked?
- International markets review & forecast;
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- Interest rates…
Join Steve Douglas, Executive Chair and Julie Kelley, Sales & Marketing Manager as they answer your burning questions during the 'Australian Residency and Tax Changes & Implications To Expats' webinar.
You can also book a FREE 20 minute tax consult by emailing smats@smat…
Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
“The Government will replace the individual tax residency rules with a new framework that is easy to understand, provides certainty and reduces compl…
We trust this seminar gives you a clearer understanding of the Australian Budget Announcements including:
• How Covid19 has impacted the Australian Government’s federal finances
• Measures the Government intends to undertake to reinvigorate the Australian economy
• Latest taxatio…
Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
However, with stimulus packages coming to an end, and international borders remaining closed, can this ex…
For anyone considering Australia as a future place of residence planning your taxation affairs is a critical element of the migration process.
The Australian taxation system is extremely complex and taxes residents worldwide income.
Thankfully, legal and sensible tax …
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