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Australia’s federal election has just concluded, with the Labor Party winning the vote. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has replaced Liberal leader Scott Morrison to become Australia’s 31st Prime Minister. Before this, the Liberal-National Coalition had been in government for nine years. Labor made many commitments during the campaign, including increasing budgets for childcare, aged care, housing, healthcare, infrastructure and education, raising the minimum wage, reducing workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, and protecting the climate and environment, among others. This article will walk through and summarise the commitments Labor made during the election.

Making a will ensures that the estate is ultimately distributed in accordance with the testator’s own wishes. A Guide to the Rights and Duties of Executors and Beneficiaries of a Will, and How to Handle Disputes Between Them — the testator usually appoints someone to carry out the will, namely the executor, to distribute the estate. Because estate distribution can be complex, disputes between executors and beneficiaries arise frequently. For this reason, it is very important, when administering an estate — and especially when a dispute arises — to understand your rights and duties as either an executor or a beneficiary.

Recently, the lawsuit between the famous actor Depp and his ex-wife Heard has been making headlines. Depp sued his ex-wife Heard, claiming her conduct constituted defamation against him. Depp and Heard married in 2015 after dating for many years. However, the marriage lasted only about a year. In 2016, Heard filed for divorce and claimed she had been subjected to violent treatment by Depp.

Australia has a new Prime Minister overnight, and naturally there is a new “First Lady” as well. But hold on — does she even count as the “First Lady”?

Australia has now entered the living-with-COVID phase, and commercial activity has largely returned to normal. However, the impact of COVID has not disappeared. Vacant shopfronts for lease are a common sight on the streets, and many landlords are facing tenants who fall behind on rent or use the premises in breach of their lease.

Running a business in Australia as a sole trader is the simplest business structure. As the name suggests, a sole trader personally operates and manages every aspect of the business, and the individual’s tax affairs are the same as the business’s. When starting a business as a sole trader, you need to:

Australia is experiencing serious inflation right now, and many people feel that wage growth is falling far behind the rise in prices — and once you look at property prices, the sighs only get heavier. You may have wondered: instead of slogging away as an employee for a lifetime, perhaps it’s time to give being your own boss a try.

In Australia, we often hear couples describe their relationship as “de facto”. Many people are in fact already in a “de facto” relationship without realising it, assuming they are not subject to family law. So what exactly is a “de facto” relationship? “De facto” means a “relationship in fact” — the couple has not registered a marriage, but where certain facts and conditions are met, all the rights and obligations between them are equivalent to those of a married couple

Applications for the NSW commercial landlord hardship grant close on 31 May 2022. If you are an eligible commercial landlord, make sure you submit before the final deadline.