Medicinal Cannabis and the Courts

In Queensland cannabis possession, trafficking, supply and production are criminal offences with maximum penalties ranging between 15 and 25 years imprisonment. Cannabis use in Queensland remains higher than the average of other Australian states and is the largest...

Local Laws can result in heavy fines

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council Local Laws (Local Laws) contain laws that regulate certain activities on Council controlled or owned land and impose offences where a person undertakes those activates without approval or without a required permit. Where an offence...

ATO’s Audit Targets

Recently, the ATO has updated new audit targets to maintain the health of the tax systems, and make sure that all taxpayers pay their fair share. There are a lot of taxpayers mistakenly claiming their deductions or trying to evade paying tax. Some of the areas that...

Shares vs. Super

Investment advisor’s are predicting older Australians’ will be moving savings to the share market to boost their income. This will come after the official interest rate was slashed to a record low of 1.75 percent this month, and is predicted to go even lower come...