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The number of 'banking and saving' and 'micro investment' apps has increased over the years. Would this have anything to do with the trend?![]()
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www.news.com.au/finance/money/budgeting/new-research-has-found-younger-aussies-are-better-at-savi...
Millennials better savers than boomers
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New research has revealed Millennials are budgeting better than baby boomers since the wave of financial uncertainty sparked by the coronavirus pandemic last year. Will you be claiming 'working from home' expenses?![]()
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www.news.com.au/finance/money/tax/expenses-ato-will-target-in-australians-2021-tax-returns/news-s...
What the ATO is targeting this tax year
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Scrutiny of individual’s tax returns this financial year will include work-related expenses, rental deductions and capital gains from cryptocurrency, property and shares, the Australian Taxation Off... These observations are consistent with our own, with Parramatta and surrounding areas being affected quite dramatically. It's potentially going to be some time before this segment of the economy returns to normal.![]()
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www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-21/unloved-apartments-amid-real-estate-boom/100082276
'Don't buy apartments,' buyers' agent warns despite big price drops in many suburbs
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While Australia’s property market is booming overall, apartments in certain big cities are lagging well behind, and still haven't recovered from their COVID-19 slump. How cool!![]()
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www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/apple-unveils-new-slim-imacs-airtags-in-overnigh...
Tiny new Apple gadget changes everything
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Apple will tap further into the work-from-home market with a new slim iMac that was announced in a massive unveiling of products overnight and a brand new product that will prove a game changer for fo... Are you surprised or concerned about the amount of information that apps or programs (not just Google) collect? How many times have you only just talked about something and you suddenly receive advertisements for the same things in your social media feeds? Are you worried that Google continues to collect location data (and that some of it may also continue to feed into advertising information based on places that you visit)?![]()
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#Google #Facebook #socialmedia #searchengines #locationdata #privacy #information![]()
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www.news.com.au/technology/online/federal-court-finds-google-misled-customers/news-story/d6b2f722...
Google loses case over sneaky move
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Google has lost a case in the Australian federal court, after being found to have misled customers about how their location data was being used. Cheaper to buy than to rent? Vacancies are high and rental return is struggling - however, it seems like everyone is rushing to an auction with an open wallet.![]()
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www.news.com.au/finance/business/banking/low-rates-have-made-it-cheaper-to-buy-than-rent-says-nab...
Low rates have made it cheaper to buy than rent says NAB boss Ross McEwan
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National Australia Bank says bargain-basement mortgage rates have made it cheaper to buy a home rather than rent. Time to buy?![]()
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www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/bitcoin-price-crashes-in-massive-cryptocurrency-sel...
Bitcoin price crashes in massive cryptocurrency sell-off
www.news.com.au
Cryptocurrencies were hit by a flash crash over the weekend that saw the price of bitcoin plunge by a dramatic 15 per cent in 24 hours – its sharpest slide in months. Australians are now thinking twice about whether the risk of the vaccine is greater than the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Is it a valid concern?![]()
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Why risk the side effects of a vaccine when the chances of local transmission and infection are so low? It's a different story overseas where the coronavirus is out of control, but from the relative safety of Australia - is it really necessary?![]()
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www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-vaccine-bookings-plummet-a...
Coronavirus Australia: Vaccine bookings plummet
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Aussies are abandoning their appointments to get a COVID-19 vaccine following concerns about AstraZeneca’s link to rare blood clots. If you supported marriage equality, should you also support decriminalising 'consensual incest'?![]()
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www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage-equality-australian-man-pushing-to-decriminalise...
Australian man pushing to decriminalise ‘consensual incest’
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Consensual incest advocates are rooting for an anonymous New York parent who wants to marry their own adult child. The challenges of selling your own home. ![]()
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www.domain.com.au/living/what-its-like-to-list-your-house-while-you-live-there-1044060/
The problem with listing your house for sale while still living there
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Apparently your place should not look like you live in it and should feel as though you never did. Although, how practical is this exactly?