May 2024.
African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens.
Processing plants cannot afford to buy beans, and consumers around the world are going to have to pay more for chocolate.
September 2024
Chocolate makers and cacao tree farmers say … Read the rest
A subclass 309 applicant might be able to obtain a bridging visa in Australia, if they held a substantive temporary visa at the time of lodging their subclass 309 application and if they travel to Australia on that visa.
A substantive temporary … Read the rest
In August 2024 the Australian median employee wages had increased by 7.4% since August 2023.
Median employee earnings in a main job was $1,396 per week, up $96 (7.4%) since August 2023.
Median hourly earnings in a main job was $40.00 per hour, that would … Read the rest
The RBA announced that the Australian Cash Rate would reduce to 4.10% on 19 February 2025.
18 February 2025 Media Release.
At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank Board decided to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on … Read the rest
During the 12 months in 2024, some median property prices increased, while some decreased in value.
These are shown in order of the change over 12 months, and are based on the median value of sales.
Half will be less than the dollar figure, … Read the rest
An ART review application for a visitor visa refusal will cost $3,496.
This was the quoted fee at December 2024.
Source: https://www.art.gov.au/applying-review/immigration-and-citizenship#section-0-3
ART: On Monday, 14 October 2024, the government’s new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
Many unofficial websites and social media accounts are sharing false information about bonus Centrelink payments offering varying amounts of money, including $750, $1,800 and $4,100.
Centrelink state “These payments don’t exist.”
These often write about new ‘one off payment’, ‘Centrelink cash relief payment’ or ‘bonus payment’ … Read the rest
Australian supermarkets can only sell Paracetamol in packs of up to 16 tablets from 1 February 2025.
From 1 February 2025, it will be illegal to sell packs of 20 tablets.
Retailers are encouraged to restrict sales to a single pack at a time.… Read the rest
These petrol prices (E10) were obtained at 11am, 1 February 2025.
They show price differences between $1.669 and $2.139 per litre depending on where you buy it.
They do not include loyalty discounts, which can reduce the price by between 4c and 10c per litre.… Read the rest
On 1 July 2024, the Australian Labor Government changed some Immigration rules.
One of these was that Visitor Visa holders will not be able to apply for Student Visas onshore.
A visitor visa holder will have to wait until they leave Australia before they … Read the rest
