Article at a glance: Why do energy bills increase during winter? How to cope with growing household expenses in winter and save for upcoming months? It’s feeling like one of the coldest winters Australia has ever faced! In winter, temperatures drop to as low as 0°C in Australian cities. In July, Australia experienced the coldest period of the year. The…
2020 asked a lot of Australians, especially those who found themselves without work or shifting into a new industry. Regardless, the end of the financial year doesn’t have to be a harbinger of stress, if your self-reporting or tax declarations aren’t organised to standard come June 30th. Spondooli is here to help with a short-term and instant payday advance for…
With the impending wind up of JobKeeper in March, opportunities for new career pursuits and remote working beckon for those eager to achieve a healthier work and life balance. Founding Director of the institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) Professor David Hensher told a Sydney University Business School Study “we can expect commuting activity to decline by an average…
With school holidays nearing closer and parents rapidly preparing for the summer holidays, many Australian families will be planning to getaway before the new school year begins. Now that many states have lifted their border restrictions the options are endless when deciding where you want to take your family away to this summer. As Australian’s countdown to the end of…
Victorians and New South Welshman across their states are rejoicing in their newfound freedoms and taking advantage of everything that is now on offer in their lives. From returning to restaurants, travelling across the state and visiting their favourite retails stores, everyone is excited for the beginning of the return to some sort of normalcy. The mammoth 17-week lockdown that…
Many Australians living with restrictions are turning to online shopping rather than in-store shopping. Demand surged in Victoria and NSW, as the workforce within the Australia Post warehouses shrunk due to restrictions, and the orders increased. In the beginning of August, the number of parcels being sent around Victoria was up 150 per cent year-on- year, that figure then rose…
In the beginning on 2020 as the pandemic’s impacting was looming upon Australia, Tourism Australia launched their ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaign. Their campaign was designed to keep Australians travelling domestically while the international borders were closed. However, no one could predict that shortly after the campaign launch many states and territories began to close their borders to all. …
Since the beginning of 2020, online purchasing has boomed. This has been a direct result of broad government restrictions on commerce and personal movement, introduced to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Keeping Australians indoors and out of the shops has meant that many have no choice but shop to online, sending our online usage through the roof. However,…
In this new COVID-19 world order traditional power structures have turned on their head and Australians have developed a newfound respect for the people that really keep our nation going – not the captains of business and wheelers and dealers who are locked at home doing meetings by video-conference. It’s our armed forces, emergency services, heavy haulage, delivery drivers, and…
According to most reputable economists, Australia is facing a recession. The Australian economy was slowing even before this summer’s bushfire catastrophe. Followed by the immediate onset of COVID-19 and its implications for domestic and global trade, it is predicted that we will see a significant short term impact on Australia’s economic activity, almost certainly resulting in two or more quarters…