On 3 June 2025, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 3.5% from 1 July 2025, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $24.95 per hour, or $948.00 a week for full-time workers.
The new National Minimum Wage will apply … Read the rest
Australia has one nuclear reactor, the OPAL reactor located in Lucas Heights, Sydney. This reactor is a multi-purpose reactor used for research, medical isotope production, and industrial applications.
This Heavy Water reactor (HIFAR) operated between 1958 and 2007.
Australia’s nuclear ban was introduced in … Read the rest
One modern Nuclear Power Plant is the Westinghouse AP300.
The Westinghouse AP300 is a smaller version of its innovative AP1000 nuclear reactor and is set to be operational by 2027.
The cost of AP300 is expected to be around $1 billion per unit, and … Read the rest
Coalition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a plan to allow first-time buyers of newly built homes to be able to deduct mortgage payments from income taxes if he is elected on 3 May 2025.
The policy would mean a family on average incomes would be
… Read the restA solar panel rebate program for Queensland rental properties, announced by the Liberal National Party, in 2024, will roll out by the end of 2025, aiming to save renters up to $700 a year on power bills.
The state government’s … Read the rest
In the lead up to the 2025 Federal Election, Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.3 billion investment that would slash the cost of household batteries by 30 per cent as part of a combined cost of living and climate change action pitch to voters.
At … Read the rest
Supermarket Price Gouging has been a major topic in the lead up to the 2025 Australian Federal Election.
Price gouging is a term for the practice of increasing the prices of goods, services, or commodities to a level much … Read the rest
Budget 2025.
Help to Buy shared equity scheme.
The Labor government will invest a further $800 million into its Help to Buy shared equity scheme to expand the program, now set to cost $6.3 billion.
This will allow those earning between $90,000 to $100,000 per year to be eligible. ($120,000 … Read the rest
Changes in Australian Aged Pension Rates between 2016/2017 and 2024/2025.
The Australian Age Pension is available to seniors whose income is considered low. It is increased every 6 months, in March and September.
These are the rate changes since March 2016.
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
