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First Apartment Checklist for Renters on a Budget

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  Hello there, Are you planning to move to a rental property for the first time? Then you should know about the important things that you need to consider before you make your move. You must have already prepared a list of things that you will need in your kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. But there are also some factors that can prove essential in your settlement. To give you additional information on this topic, I am sharing an article with all of you. After reading it, I understood that rental property involved different expense and task that you should never ignore. This post highlights the first apartment checklist for renters on a budget. Read the article here. https://www.betterremovalistsadelaide.com.au/first-apartment-checklist-for-renters-on-a-budget/

'Strike team' to recruit exceptional talent for Team Australia

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 A new "strike team" charged with luring international businesses to Australia will target exceptional talent in advanced manufacturing, financial services, FinTech and health. The Morrison government has named former Property Council of Australia boss Peter Verwer to lead a taskforce combining government and private sector experts, part of efforts to drive investment and job creation in the post-COVID-19 economy. The respected business leader has been designated as Prime Minister Scott Morrison's special envoy for global business and talent attraction and will lead the two-year initiative. Read more: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/strike-team-to-recruit-exceptional-talent-for-team-australia-20200903-p55s3e

Australia income tax cuts could be brought forward to 2020

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 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is reportedly considering bringing forward planned income tax cuts in an effort to help boost spending. The tax cuts were planned in three stages across seven years, with the first cut delivered in July 2018, the second planned for 2022 and the last in 2024. If the 2022 tax cut is brought forward, Australians could expect a little more cash in their pockets this year. Read more: https://7news.com.au/business/finance/australia-income-tax-cuts-could-be-brought-forward-to-2020-c-1288721

Bain Capital becomes the new owner of Virgin Australia after creditors agree to $3.5 billion deal

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 US private equity firm Bain Capital is the new owner of Virgin Australia, with the largest group of creditors voting in favour of the $3.5 billion sale on Friday. Key points: Virgin Australia's $3.5 billion sale to Bain Capital had been expected to pass with the backing of key unions and the Virgin Group The airline will no longer be a full-service carrier, operating with a far smaller fleet and more limited routes Bain has vowed to pay out all worker entitlements and honour travel credits Unions representing many of Virgin's 9,000 employees voted yes to the sale of Australia's second-biggest airline at a lengthy creditors meeting. Virgin Australia has been one of the biggest corporate casualties of the coronavirus crisis, making a third of its workforce redundant. It was one of the Asia-Pacific region's first airlines to fall when it was placed into voluntary administration on April 21, with debts of $6.8 billion. Read more:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/bai...

Norway once felt China's wrath – what can Australia learn from them?

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 Norwegians know a thing or two about dealing with the cold. But when the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its 2010 Peace Prize to a well-known Chinese political dissident, the Nordic nation felt its normally warm relations with Beijing plummet to sub-zero temperatures. Norway was one of the first Western nations to recognise the Chinese Communist Party-led nation, first establishing diplomatic ties in 1950. Read more:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/norway-once-felt-chinas-wrath-what-can-australia-learn-from-them/12621056