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Council to extend two Brisbane library leases with rent hikes
22 Sep2020
Brisbane City Council is expected to approve lease extensions for the Indooroopilly and Toowong libraries, with significant rent increases.
The two leases will come before the council for extension approvals at [...] Read More...11 household items you really should be cleaning (but aren’t)
21 Sep2020
You wash your dishes but what about the underside of your taps? The dish drainer? You’ll eat more safely when these things are clean.
Light switches
Never spray the switchboard directly. Instead, spray [...] Read More..."Slim pickings" for Queensland rentals
18 Sep2020
Renters might be hard pressed to find a rental property in Queensland, with as much as 70% of the market facing its tightest rental conditions since the GFC.
With 18% of Queensland regions experiencing less than [...] Read More...Victorian Government announces extension on rental eviction and increases ban
17 Sep2020
RESIDENTS renting their homes have been handed a reprieve after the Victorian Government announced an extension of the ban on evictions and rental increases.
Under the extension, evictions will continue to be [...] Read More...Unemployment to hit 13% amid calls for permanent JobSeeker increase
16 Sep2020
The Treasury has forecast effective unemployment will increase to more than 13% during the September quarter.
The most recent unemployment figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed more than 1 [...] Read More...The first sub-2% p.a. home loan for investors has arrived
15 Sep2020
Online lender loans.com.au has launched a new sub-2.00% p.a. home loan, this time for investors.
The Smart Booster Investor Bundle now comes with a discounted 1.99% p.a. interest rate (2.71% p.a comparison rate*) [...] Read More...How to get solar if you are renting
14 Sep2020
Installing solar panels on your roof may seem like a pipedream if you are among the one third of Australians who rent their home.
And it may seem near impossible if you are like 2 million others in an apartment [...] Read More...86 400 slashes rates as you pay off your home loan
11 Sep2020
Neobank 86 400 has launched a new strategy to reward customers for paying down their home loan.
The lender has introduced tiered variable rates for its 'Own Home Loan', dropping borrowers' interest [...] Read More...'Bumpy' road to recovery as Treasury tips unemployment rate to top 13% by end of the year
10 Sep2020
Treasury predicts Australia’s effective unemployment will top 13% before the end of the year, with the Covid outbreak in Victoria hampering the recovery which saw real unemployment fall to 9.8% in July, down [...] Read More...Coronavirus restrictions mean booking a holiday is difficult — here's how to COVID-proof your travels
09 Sep2020
Going on holiday during the coronavirus pandemic has never been more complicated, with rapidly changing restrictions causing headaches for travellers.
Tourism and travel companies are also struggling to stay [...] Read More...