Is your business eligible for The JobMaker Hiring Credit? We explain the eligibility criteria both for employers and employees.
JobKeeper and JobSeeker extended
The Federal Government announced that the JobKeeper subsidy and the JobSeeker supplement will be extended, but will be reduced.
Australian Government Announces the JobTrainer Program
To help stimulate the economy as it recovers from COVID-19, the Federal Government has announced a $2 billion JobTrainer Program. The JobTrainer skills package is for people needing to retrain or gain new skills in new sectors. The package will also be used to...
Government Debt – is it too high?
How much Government Debt is too much? We’re not even close! This is not a bad news story! Does that make it a good news story? Not quite, but all the Australian Government spending is designed to keep the current recession from being too sharp or going on too long....
Renovation Rescue! – HomeBuilder Scheme
On 3 June 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the HomeBuilder scheme for creating more jobs in the building industry. The scheme will fund grants worth $25,000 for home renovations or new home builds between June 2020 and the end of December 2020. As with...
Make the most of these schemes: HomeBuilder & First Home Owners Grant
The First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) scheme was introduced on 1 July 2000 to offset the effect of the GST on homeownership. It is a national scheme funded by the states and territories and administered under their own legislation. Under the scheme, a one-off grant is...