From Unofficial Centrelink News: Have you been EXCLUDED from the Cash Converters loan remediation program? Cash Converters agreed to repay 118,000 borrowers who were sold unsuitable loans online. But hundreds of thousands of borrowers have missed out on full loan refunds because they signed up to the same loans in a Cash Converters store. “All eligible customers have now been
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“It is not a choice for many of us to be on welfare, and if you realised the damage you are continually doing to that part of society you would stop doing it.” After four years of political manoeuvreing, an amazing, heartfelt impassioned speech by single mother and independent senator Jacqui Lambie signalled the passage, finally, of the government’s Omnibus
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If you don’t need a packaged up credit card, insurance, redraw, offset account or ‘personal face-to-face service’ then you could save thousands of dollars by choosing a cheap loan deal that is just that – a loan and nothing much else. You may have to find a lender that doesn’t have a brand name known by all Australians because all
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If, by happy chance, you became pregnant tonight, how would you pay for all the obstetric and maternity costs? Are you going public or private? If you’re planning on going private, you need to get yourself organised in the next two weeks. Katie from Melbourne is way out in front of you. She started thinking about having a 2017
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As soon your child’s adult teeth start appearing, parents can be faced with problems with their bite stemming from misaligned teeth. The technical term for this is ‘malocclusion’ and can lead to chewing difficulties, speech impediments, mouth breathing, snoring, self confidence issues, protruding front teeth, sports injuries and a higher chance of severe tooth decay and gingivitis. These parents will
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Thousands of first home buyers will save thousands of dollars after Victoria abolished stamp duty for first home buyers on properties worth up to $600,000. What help does your state government provide for first home buyers? Find out more about government help for first home buyers in each Australian state here.
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Not all credit card rewards programs are good value. Some credit cards with rewards programs will give you a free flight only after spending tens of thousands of dollars. Other credit cards have much higher earn rates. And right now, there are credit cards offering to give you thousands of frequent flyer points just for signing up. That’s more than enough
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