When the clock ticks midnight on Sunday morning, it will trigger a number of changes, including savings on childcare, cheaper medicines, help for homeowners looking to downsize and a boost in welfare payments for about a million Australians.
People filling one script per month could save $150 a year, while those filling two per month could save $300 a year.Alex Ellinghausen
Free PCR tests will still be available without a referral at some state government-run COVID-19 testing clinics, but they may turn away people deemed to have a low risk of COVID-19 complications.Organisations and businesses that do not comply with the Child Safe Standards will face extra inspections and stronger penalties after January 1.
Services Australia recently announced that people who sell their principal place of residence and use any leftover profits for their new primary home, will only need to declare the remaining profits.This means if you sell your home for $750,000, then buy a new one for $500,000 and spend $150,000 on renovations, you will only need to declare to Centrelink an additional $100,000 on your income and assets.
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