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Media column - Hank Jongen’s October column - International retirees
Planning to retire overseas, or already living outside Australia? Before you pack your bags, it’s important to know how moving overseas could affect your Age Pension. Let me explain when you can claim and how living overseas may affect your payment.
Media column - Leaving school? Start your next chapter with ABSTUDY
Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and thinking about doing TAFE, Uni or an apprenticeship next year? You might be able to get ABSTUDY to help you on your way.
Media column - The rural women keeping farms moving, and the support that can help
When we think of women in rural parts of the country, we often picture the community leaders organising events, leading community halls and keeping country towns moving.
Media column - Hank Jongen’s September column - Boarders and lodgers
Have you ever thought about taking in a boarder or lodger to help with household costs?
Media column - Thinking about a granny flat? It's about more than the backyard, Hank Jongen explains
Is your house starting to feel too big to manage?
Media column - Hank Jongen - The difficult conversation that could be a final gift to your family
“Getting your affairs in order” might sound morbid, uncomfortable, or like something to worry about much later in life.
Media column - Hank Jongen’s August column - Mythbusters
If you're heading overseas to visit family, picking up a few shifts after retirement or helping your grandkids with a cash gift, you may have heard conflicting advice about how it could affect your Age Pension.
Media column - Don’t miss out on a Child Care Subsidy top up
Are you one of the over million families who get Child Care Subsidy? You could be owed a top up payment thanks to annual payment ‘balancing’ starting mid-August.
Media column - Think you’d never fall for a scam? That’s exactly what scammers are counting on, Hank Jongen explains
Most of us would like to think we’d recognise a scam if we saw one.
Media column - What to do if you've suddenly lost your job, Hank Jongen explains
Losing your job can feel like the rug has been pulled out from under you.