From 1 July 2025, Australia’s national minimum wage and all modern award minimum wage rates will increase by 3.5%, following the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) Annual Wage Review decision. This

Leaving a gift to charity in your will is a very personal decision. Many people don’t know what options are available to them, so we have provided answers to some

Assets held in trusts can be problematic when it comes to estate planning. Why? Because the fundamental element of a trust is that it holds assets on behalf of/for the

Do you believe that having a trust in place means the assets of the trust are protected? In our experience, most people believe ‘by having a trust, my assets are

(SHORT ANSWER: IT CAN BE MESSY!) Picture this scenario: You and your spouse have separated, but your divorce is not yet finalised when you receive news of their death. This

From 1 January 2025, the Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Tax regime underwent significant updates with the withholding tax rate increased from 12.5% to 15%, and the property value threshold

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has produced its Annual statement which summarises the major trends in matters before it for the last financial year. We believe sharing this information is

An “Appointment of Enduring Guardian” or “Enduring Guardianship” is an important document which appoints someone to make health and wellbeing decisions if the time comes when you cannot make these

Since November 2021, it has been a legal requirement for all company directors to have a director identification number (director ID). This identifier was introduced to help prevent the use