Buying a home is the biggest investment or financial outlay that most of us will make in a lifetime. It is critical to your financial future that you make well-informed decisions when you purchase a property, whether it be for your own home or an investment. The...Read More
Over the last decade an increasing number of Australians are living in de facto relationships, while marriage rates have fallen. Reflecting this societal change, the law was changed in 2009 (2002 in Western Australia) so that the same law now applies to separating de...Read More
The New South Wales (NSW) Treasurer, the Hon. Matt Kean MP, as part of the 2022-2023 State Budget announced tax measures intended to benefit eligible first home purchasers including a proposal about stamp duty [also referred to as transfer duty]. It is important to...Read More
In September 2021, the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) introduced 100 per cent online lodgement for Visitor visas (subclass 600) with the implementation undertaken in two phases. Under the first phase, 100 per cent online lodgement was introduced for all...Read More
Unless you live in Western Australia, the court which administers family law is known as the Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia (these two courts merged in 2021). The Family Court of Western Australia applies the Family Law Act but has operated as a...Read More
