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Migrants to wait Three Years for Welfare Benefits
Migrants to wait Three Years for Welfare Benefits, instead of Two Years.
Migrants who arrive in Australia from July 2018 will have to wait three years before they can access certain welfare payments from Centrelink, an increase from the current… Read the restMigrants to wait Three Years for Welfare Benefits, instead of Two Years.
Migrants who arrive in Australia from July 2018 will have to wait three years before they can access certain welfare payments from Centrelink, an increase from the current… Read the restWarning: Goldman Pintex Migration
NSW Fair Trading WARNING about Goldman Pintex Migration
Migration Agencies are not all the same, and some, who state they have 99% success rates, maybe telling fibs, and worse..A NSW Fair Trading Media release: Goldman Pintex Migration
Consumers are… Read the rest
NSW Fair Trading WARNING about Goldman Pintex Migration
Migration Agencies are not all the same, and some, who state they have 99% success rates, maybe telling fibs, and worse..A NSW Fair Trading Media release: Goldman Pintex Migration
Consumers are… Read the restGBP Rising in Value against AUD again
Is the GBP rising in value to the AUD again?
The Pound is standing at a value of 1.75 Australian Dollars, still low compared to pre Brexit, but better than the low it reached of about 1.55 last year. With… Read the restIs the GBP rising in value to the AUD again?
The Pound is standing at a value of 1.75 Australian Dollars, still low compared to pre Brexit, but better than the low it reached of about 1.55 last year. With… Read the restI am British and I Voted REMAIN
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I am British and I Voted REMAIN
Those that voted LEAVE, mainly the older English people, but also about 30% of the young and 30% of the Muslims and Asians and other Immigrants, have… Read the restBritish Expat Pensioners in Australia returning to UK
Rise in British Expat Pensioners in Australia returning to UK
A news story about British Expat pensioners in Australia having to return home to the UK because they can’t afford health care is in a Telegraph news article. The article… Read the restThe National Lottery: 5 Star Family Reunion
BBC One: The National Lottery: 5 Star Family Reunion
If your family live in both the UK and America, Jamaica, New Zealand, Canada, India or Australia, and you want to be in with a chance of winning an amazing holiday… Read the restCadbury Diary Milk with VEGEMITE
Cadbury Dairy Milk Vegemite Block
Cadbury Diary Milk with VEGEMITE block contains Dairy Milk milk chocolate with smooth flowing caramel and VEGEMITE.
My first thought was: Was it April the 1st ???
The Guardian had this in their page on… Read the rest
BBC looking for expat British families for brand new pilot game show.
BBC looking for expat British families for brand new pilot game show.
My name is Sam and I am a television researcher for 12 Yard Productions. I know it is a bit of an obscure ask but I am on… Read the restPoverty Line in Australia now $43,711 per year for Household
Poverty Line in Australia now $43,711 per year for couple with 2 children.
From the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for 2012: To be considered “below the poverty line”, the incomes must be BELOW: $840.60 per week: Couple with 2… Read the rest£100,000 Unclaimed Premium Bond prize for Australian Resident
£100,000 Unclaimed Premium Bond prize for Australian Resident
A Premium Bond prize of £100,000 that has been unclaimed for seven years belongs to a winner who was last listed as living in Australia. The prize was allocated in the February… Read the restDrink Driving on the Gold Coast July 2014
Police pleased drivers seem to be getting the message about drink driving – Gold Coast
A weekend traffic operation on the Gold Coast (July 20-21) codenamed Blue Strike, saw 3,416 breath tests with only 13 drivers detected drink driving. Police… Read the restTop 25 World Beaches in 2014 – UK and Australia take FOUR places
In the Tripadvisor list of the top 25 beaches in the World for 2014, Australia and the UK took FOUR of the 25 places.
These positions were:
5: Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia
9: Rhossili Bay, Swansea, Wales, United… Read the rest
Changes to the British State Pension 2016
The government has proposed to introduce a flat rate (single-tier) State Pension from April 2016 and raise the State Pension age from 66 to 67 gradually between 2026 and 2028.
Parliament will have to agree any changes to the State… Read the rest
The UK’s 21st century Brain Drain
According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of British citizens who moved overseas in 2012 was 154,000. This is up from about 149,000 in 2011 year.
OECD figures show that 1.28 million highly-skilled British citizens are now living… Read the rest
Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate September 2013
Australian Reserve Bank Cash Rate 3rd September 2013
At its meeting today, the Board decided to keep the cash rate unchanged at 2.50 per cent. Other Key Information from the http://www.rba.gov.au Cash rate: 2.50% [effective 3 September 2013] Inflation rate:… Read the restGBP v AUD June 2013
The value of the British Pound at the moment is appearing to be very good in the eyes of many, especially those that are new to watching this particular currency comparison.
The next two graphs though show two very different… Read the rest
Australian Public Debt is 10 per cent of GDP in 2013
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) director for Asia and the Pacific, Anoop Singh, says the fact that Australia’s fiscal position is weaker than earlier expected is not a concern because of the country’s low level of debt.
Speaking to a… Read the rest
National Savings and Premium Bonds Website shutting for TWO days
From 6 April 2013 www.nsandi.com will be carrying out maintenance work on their systems (this includes internet and telephone) This work is scheduled to finish at 08:00 on 8 April 2013. (UK time)
During this period you will not be… Read the rest
World Giving Index 2012
The third edition of the World Giving Index, involving 160 countries, is the latest in the largest study into charitable behaviour across the globe.
The report is based on over half a million interviews conducted by Gallup.
The report covers… Read the rest