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Hey guys, As its nearing EOFY, I was wondering if anyone has any tips to reduce tax liability/increase your refund? From what I've read, it seems that there are really no deductions available for uni students/employees who don't do work at home

Hey guys, Do you know of any software that allows you to access media over the network (stored on 1 computer)? We've got 10 or so different screens (PCs, Macs, TV, PSP at home and itd be nice to be able to open up a front row style program and be able to browse through everything and play it...

So my XPS has died... wont boot (though the HDD whirs away and I can do LCD diagnostic test but without backlighting) No indicators illuminated except for the power one My guess is that the motherboard/gpu has been fried... a new one costs US$240+postage and I cant find any Australian...

What does everyone think? IMO, its fantastic continual microeconomic reform. Congrats to Rudd, Swann and Henry - this is the kind of thing Abbott would never invest time in

What does everyone think about this idea: The Gov would set up refugee application centres in countries which contribute to the boat people problem (e.g. Afghanistan + Sri Lanka) - these could be part of our embassies. Anyone who did not apply for asylum at these places would be turned back...

I've been thinking about building a website with financial advice for youth E.g. youth allowance, relevant tax deductions, super co-contribution scheme details, first home saver info Do you think people would use it?

So you need to earn ~$22k in 18 months to qualify for youth allowance. The problem is, I earn a proportion of my income from cash in hand babysitting and tips. Will it be enough to declare this on my tax return? Or is there some other way that Centrelink checks income?

Contrary to the other thread, I am finding myself wondering how I ever had time for school... I have one more exam next wednesday; but even though Im not spending a lot of time studying, I ALWAYS have something to do I want boredom lol, but can't fit it in Anyone else in the same boat?

From news.com.au: Pensioners and carers Australia's four million pensioners, carers, and seniors will benefit from December 8. Single pensioners will receive a lump sum payment of $1400 while pensioner couples will receive $2100. People receiving the carers allowance will also receive $1000...

SUSAN WORRALL had only a few weeks before she could put down her pens and be finished with high school. The year 12 student at the Methodist Ladies College in Burwood had been studying for the November exams of the International Baccalaureate, an internationally recognised high school...

our central bank rates are some of the highest in the world, and will still be even if they are reduced today (eg USA 2%, Aus 7%) - so there is still some incentive to invest in australia but our dollar compared to the us dollar has spiralled downwards - why? same with the euro... and...

looking in the mirror today, i noticed i cant really make out my abs anymore... its pretty depressing then i looked around my room and saw all the empty plates and various wrappers etc and worked out why has anyone else, in being busy study, been to lazy/disinterested to maintain physical health?

why is it that the RBA is being urged to cut interest rates on Tuesday whilst inflation remains at an alarming high of 4.3%? the newspaper suggests it is for "cushioning the economy," but what does this mean? surely encouraging spending rather than saving at this point will only add to...

does anyone have any tips about integrating the latest economic developments into essay responses, etc? could you say that the pitchford thesis has been proven to be wrong to a point because of the perceived need for the US congress bailout package?

im going to uni next year and i have a question if im doing say commerce, but i want to learn about psychology, architecture, criminology, etc... can i just rock up to the lectures and listen to what is being taught? does anyone check that you are a student of that faculty?

i completely screwed up my trials, coming 80th in a year of 200 this was for a number of reasons, but mainly because at that time i had no courses in mind so had no motivation to work hard - also i was sick of school so i pretty much only studied the night before but im the type of person...

so ive been contemplating initiating a program of group discussions (10-15 ppl) at school on various topics (especially individual english texts) - the idea would be to get the intellectuals to share some of their insights with the less skilled people.... does anyone think this would work? if...

From the SMH: A SYDNEY girls' school is redefining the concept of cheating by allowing students to "phone a friend" and use the internet and i-Pods during exams. Presbyterian Ladies' College at Croydon is giving the assessment method a trial run with year 9 English students and plans to expand...

Does anyone know much about this scheme? I meet one of the criteria in that my parents split up at the beginning of year 12, after living unhappily together for about 5 years Is it possible that I could get sufficient extra UAI points from this that I could combine it with a ~98.5 UAI to get...

i think the current HSC discriminates against people who dont like the traditional academic subjects, ie maths, english, languages, classics, chem and phys why are the papers for subjects like economics, DT, geo and food tech etc easier to get marks in than papers for ext maths and english...