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Eligible NSW first home buyers can apply for a full transfer duty exemption or a concessional rate. Check property thresholds, buyer rules, residence requirements and forms.
Claim your Victorian rental bond through the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority after your rental agreement ends. Learn how renter-initiated claims work, the 14-day contest period, repayment timing and what happens if the bond is disputed.
Change the name or gender on your Australian passport after marriage, divorce, gender transition or another name change. Check the evidence, replacement rules, 2026 fees and fee-waiver conditions before applying.
Eligible first home buyers in NSW may receive a $10,000 First Home Owner Grant when buying or building a qualifying new home within the property value limits.
Find out when Services Australia accepts a current-year income estimate for child support and how to submit or update it through your Child Support online account.
Current Centrelink recipients may be able to receive part of a payment early. Check the rules for your payment, apply through myGov or the Centrelink app, and see how repayments reduce future payments.
Check Queensland Bond Loan and Rental Grant eligibility, choose the right assistance, prepare identification and income evidence, and apply online or on paper.
Cancel NSW vehicle registration by lodging the required form and surrendering the number plates. Check the cancellation fee, unused vehicle tax refund and different interstate process.
Search the Australian Personal Property Securities Register using a used car’s VIN or chassis number before buying. The $2 online search provides a certificate showing registered security interests and, where available, written-off and stolen vehicle information.
If you and your former partner cannot agree on dividing property or financial support, you may apply for court orders. Check the filing deadline, complete the required pre-action steps and file an Initiating Application with supporting financial documents.
Check whether your Australian visa refusal can be reviewed by the Administrative Review Tribunal, the strict deadline, current fee and how to apply.
Learn how to request up to 12 more months of unpaid parental leave, the 4-week notice rule, your employer's 21-day response deadline and refusal rules.
Update your address, accommodation and rent details through Centrelink so Services Australia can reassess your Rent Assistance and request proof if needed.
Apply for parenting orders when agreement after separation is not possible. Check Family Dispute Resolution, section 60I exemptions, required forms, fees and eFiling.
Eligible Australian Apprentices can apply for an income-contingent Australian Apprenticeship Support Loan through ADMS and receive monthly payments while training.
Claim Youth Allowance as a full-time student or Australian Apprentice, including age rules, independence, income tests, documents and the Centrelink online process.
Apply for an Australian child support assessment through Services Australia, including eligibility, parentage, care information, online and phone options, and overseas-parent rules.
A practical guide to claiming Austudy through Centrelink if you are 25 or older and studying full time or completing a full-time Australian Apprenticeship.
The Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee closed to new applications on 1 October 2025. Regional first-home buyers may instead qualify under the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme.
Apply to the ATO for early release of super to meet specific unpaid expenses such as eligible medical treatment, mortgage foreclosure prevention or disability-related costs.
Formalise an agreed parenting, property or financial settlement as legally binding consent orders through the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Apply to Services Australia for a Home Equity Access Scheme loan secured against eligible Australian real estate, with fortnightly or lump-sum loan payment options.
Learn when a child born overseas can become an Australian citizen by descent, what parentage and citizenship evidence to provide, the fee and how to apply online.
Learn when an Australian company can use voluntary deregistration, the ASIC eligibility rules, Form 6010, the current fee, annual review timing and what happens after notice is published.
Learn how to apply for Centrelink Parenting Payment, including child age rules, income and assets limits, documents, myGov steps and payment timing.
Learn how to apply for an Australian child passport, including citizenship and birth documents, guarantor rules, parental consent and witnessing, 2026 fees, lodgement, processing times and the special-circumstances route when full consent cannot be obtained.
Apply for an Australian Resident Return visa if you are a permanent resident whose travel facility has expired or will not cover your return to Australia. Check the 2-years-in-5 residence rule, substantial ties pathways, subclass 155 and 157 assessment, evidence, current fee and travel-facility duration.
Use the Australian Government's Visa Entitlement Verification Online service to check your current visa, expiry or travel validity, period of stay, work and study rights and visa conditions, then send official VEVO evidence to an employer, landlord or other organisation.
Claim Australian Government Parental Leave Pay through Centrelink for a newborn or recently adopted child. Check the work, income and residence tests, 2026 payment days and rate, claim deadlines, documents, proof of birth or adoption and how parents can share their days.
Eligible employees in Australia can take up to 12 months of unpaid parental leave under the National Employment Standards, with options for continuous and flexible leave and a right to request up to a further 12 months.
Apply for an ATO foreign resident capital gains withholding clearance certificate before selling Australian property. Check who can apply, the 15% withholding rule, processing time, details required for each vendor, trustee and representative rules, and when to give the certificate to the purchaser.
Register a business name with ASIC in Australia, check whether registration is required, confirm name availability, use your ABN or ABN application reference, choose a 1-year or 3-year registration and pay the current $47 or $108 fee.