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Can First Time Buyers Get Onto Australia’s Property Ladder?
The kind of first home that Gen-Y’s find Pintereting What is it going to take to buy my first place, without breaking the bank? That’s what first time home buyers in Australia are asking themselves. There are literally thousands of houses and units for sale from one side of the country to the next, maybe [...]
Australia is Lagging Behind in Technology Investments
When the word productivity is discussed in relation to Australia’s economy, most people think of regulatory issues, manufacturing, mining, infrastructure, and opening up ports as a way to increase productivity and drive up the standard of living. An often overlooked platform for economical growth is technology. Many experts are worried that Australia is being left [...]
The Definitive Insurance Glossary
Accident: An unexpected and unplanned event that causes damage or injury. Accident cover: An insurance policy that provides benefits in the case of an accident that results in damage, injury or death. Act of God: An event of natural causes that is not the result to human actions, an occurrence that could not be predicated [...]
Timing the Property Market: Is it a Good Time to Buy a House?
As in many other areas of the world, the housing market in Australia recently has been subject to close scrutiny. Multiple factors have contributed to Australia’s high property prices namely decades of the flowing credit with home loans requiring only 5% down (or less). Other factors include the strong economic conditions, homeowners desiring bigger residences, [...]
11 Websites of the World’s Biggest Banks
Over the past few years the banking world has undergone a lot of scrutiny, and rightly so. In the world of web design, whoever wins the web design contract for these financial giants will usually not have much room for innovation. All the innovation is mostly unseen and behind the multi-step login screens for internet [...]
Do Aussies Have Too Much Personal Debt?
If you just want the short answer, its ‘Yes’, Aussies do have too much debt. The Long Answer Though the Australian economy performed well in 2010, yet there could be trouble brewing in 2011
15 Weird and Crazy Laws in Australia
To most of the rest of the world, Australia seems to be a strange and exotic land filled with unusual animals, interesting customs, and a unique take on the English language. Because of its geographic isolation, the plants, the animals, and even the people have evolved at their own pace and in their own way [...]
One “Fine” Day: Why Your $86 Parking Ticket Isn’t So Bad
What’s the last fine or penalty notice you received? Whatever it was, just thinking about it undoubtedly makes your blood boil. “Nein Nein Nein!” you’re probably muttering yourself whilst shaking your fist at the computer screen and hating on that parking inspector or speeding infringement letter. We all hate coughing up cash unnecessarily, but the [...]
Australian Election 2010: What’s in it for me?
So … what is in it for me ? The best quote I heard surrounding this election is from a close friend who asked: would the real federal election please stand up? There has been a lot of hearsay which has surrounded this election along with both major parties becoming a little bit too entrenched [...]
Interview with Pro Surfer + Film Maker Johnny Abegg About Money
Listen to the full half hour interview with Pro Surfer and Film Maker, Johnny Abegg about money, getting into credit card debt, life as a pro surfer and what he’s doing now.