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Key 2025 Workplace Law Updates National Minimum Wage Increase Fair Work has increased the national minimum wage by 3.5%, now set at: $24.95 per hour, or $948.00 per week (full-time equivalent)....

Key 2025 FY Payroll Tax, STP, TPAR and Superannuation Deadlines 2025FY STP Finalisation due dates: Closely held employees – due 30 September 2025 All other employees – due 14 July 2025 2025FY...

Windfall Gains Tax - Land Rezoning in Victoria The Windfall Gains Tax (WGT) applies to significant increases in land value resulting from rezoning.   WGT only applies in Victoria and is effective...

$5,000 On Farm Infrastructure GrantVictorian On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grants Expanded Statewide The Victorian Government has expanded its On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grants program, making...

ATO late-payment interest will soon cost you more What’s changing?If you pay your tax bill late, the ATO adds extra interest called the general interest charge (GIC). Until now you could claim that...

Practice Update - July 2025 Edition Changes to car thresholds from 1 July The car limit for the 2026 income year is $69,674.This is the highest value that a taxpayer can use to calculate...

Get Ready for Tax Time: Prepare Early for a Smooth 2025 ReturnATO Deadlines Are Getting Stricter The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has become more stringent with lodgement and payment deadlines....

$5,000 On Farm Infrastructure Grant - Coming SoonVictorian On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grants Expanded Statewide The Victorian Government has expanded its On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grants...

Victorian WorkCover Premium Rate Frozen for 2025/26 Victorian WorkCover Premium Rate Frozen for 2025/26 The Victorian Government has confirmed that the average WorkCover insurance premium rate will...

Minimum wage rise from $21.10 to $21.95 July 1st 2025 Minimum Wages to Rise by 3.5% from 1 July 2025 From 1 July 2025, minimum wages in Australia will increase by 3.5% following the Fair Work...

GV migration program to fill local workers Goulburn Valley Designated Area Migration Agreement (GV DAMA) GV DAMA is a migration program for the Goulburn Valley region (e.g. Shepparton, Moira,...