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Watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in your inbox this Christmas, after $80,000 was reported lost to the ACCC this year, with 1,360 complaints. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has received over 100 reports of this scam this December – more than last December, with only half the month gone. The ACCC…
The 17th Alice Springs Masters Games has officially wrapped up, concluding an exceptional week of sportsmanship celebrating the best of Australia’s sporting culture. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Lauren Moss said the 2018 Alice Springs Masters Games was one of the best events yet in the game’s history, creating a fantastic boost to the local…
An online course that could change the financial future of Australians begins this Monday 29 February. Sunrise co-host David Koch and his finance-savvy wife, Libby will show Aussies how to secure their financial future if they spend just 15 minutes a day online for 4 weeks. Kochie’s 4 Week Money Makeover is designed to show Aussies how to…
Victorian seniors are being encouraged to take advantage of potential savings now available on their electricity and gas bills through the Victorian Seniors Card Program. Minister for Ageing David Davis said this is the first time the program is offering a Seniors Card discount on retail energy plans. The initiative is part of the Seniors…
The Federal Government’s reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable have delivered an average premium increase of 3.25 per cent from 1 April 2019. The premium change will see a single person pay an average of $59.28 more per year and a family on average will pay $122.20 more per year. The…
The 2018 Seniors Card Discount Directory, Your Lifestyle Guide, is now available for South Australian Seniors Card members. Close to 700 businesses are offering more than 370,000 Seniors Card members a range of discounts and offers that are listed in the easy-to-read guide. Seniors Card members can pick up a copy from one of hundreds of…
The Australian government is to enact legislation to create an Australian Veterans’ Card and an Australian Veterans’ Lapel Pin to permit businesses to offer discounts to veterans. The Government will develop an Australian Veterans’ Covenant in legislation so the nation can recognise the unique nature of military service and support veterans and their families. Like…
The Medicare levy low income thresholds for singles, families, seniors and pensioners has increased so that they will continue to be exempt from the levy. One million people are expected to benefit from lifting the Medicare levy low-income thresholds for the 2017-18 income year. Around 70,000 individuals are estimated to not have to pay the Medicare…
Dramatic policy changes deemed by the Commonwealth Ombudsman to have been ‘poorly communicated’ have left Bupa customers with no choice but to consider their private health insurance options, the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists warned. The warning comes following the release of The Commonwealth Ombudsman’s June 2018 report into Bupa’s planned hospital policy changes, which are…
All Victorian households will receive a $50 bonus if they seek out a better electricity deal on Victoria’s Energy Compare website, potentially saving them additional hundreds of dollars. The Victorian Budget 2018/19 will allocate $48 million in the Power Saving Bonus – which is aimed directly at getting Victorian families a better deal from power…
