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Aussie expats will be stripped of their tax exemption for a main residence after the Australian Senate voted yesterday to pass the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2019. The changes, first announced in the 2017/2018 Federal Budget, form part of the government's ... More

Hi Paul, I'm after a suggestion on where to invest my savings. I'm 36 with an income of $139,000 plus super; have $84,000 and $US30,000 ($44,000) in savings; am not married and have no kids. I have no private health insurance and no insurances ... More

Q. I'm 32 and my wife Annabel is 28. We have recently sold our first home due to my moving for work. We plan to rent in our new location and we will have around $150,000 cash in savings. I currently have a Vanguard fund with around $10,000 invested ... More

This year's fire season has already seen 1100 insurance claims totalling $115 million, according to Insurance Council of Australia. As bushfires become more severe, the number of insurance claims will continue to grow. Knowing what you're covered ... More

The champagne flowed freely on The Block finale on Sunday night. Winners Tess and Luke watched the hammer fall a whopping $630,000 over reserve. Even last-place finishers Mitch and Mark enjoyed a windfall of $384,000. While hysteria surrounding the ... More

One of the success stories of the sharing economy has been Airbnb, which matches private accommodation to potential renters. But getting involved in letting part of your home through Airbnb can deliver a nasty, and little understood, tax sting. Broadly ... More

In 2017, Gal Margalit, 32, left Israel for Sydney to take up a business analyst role in the IT industry. She immediately started looking for a sensible way to invest her money in the hopes of buying a property. We spoke to Gal about how using RateSetter ... More

First home buyers will be able to get into a house with as little as 5% deposit through the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme - provided the value of the property falls under the property price caps announced this week by the Morrison government. The caps ... More

Q. I am 34 and earn $116,000 before tax. My wife, Melissa, earns about $125,000. We live in regional WA in housing supplied by our employer for below-market rent. We have two investment properties in Perth: one house valued at $610,000 with a $544,000 ... More

It is not just Australian politicians who are shocked to discover they are dual citizens. There are plenty of unsuspecting dual citizens finding themselves in hot water. While politicians have been kicked out of parliament, other dual citizens face ... More