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David Tomlinson is a finance journalist based on the Northern Rivers of NSW. He is a regular contributor to the division's magazine, GPSpeak,

Estate planning - is your house in order?
19/12/06  Russell Franey Benjamin Franklin once said, in life there are two certainties, death and taxes. Over time, a number of permutations hav more...
The new super bonanza
29/10/06  David Tomlinson This article is written with some optimism that the Federal Government is starting to get it right when it comes to supe more...
Our resources boom: Good news for all?
20/06/06  David Tomlinson The Federal Treasury is arguably the post powerful economic institution in the country. It frames the Federal budget more...
Our future lies with China
20/04/06  David Tomlinson You might be forgiven for thinking that the residential property market is in a slump. Sales are slow, prices have falle more...
Year end tax planning – don’t miss out
20/04/06  Russell Franey The end of the financial year is approaching fast, so it is now time to consider your options in managing taxation liabi more...
Investing – a matter of style
19/02/06  David Tomlinson by David Tomlinson Boosted by a strong international demand for commodities, the Australian share market has had anot more...
Is there an economic case for IR reform?
21/12/05  David Tomlinson At the time of writing the Howard Government’s industrial relations bills are going through Parliament and are likely to more...
Tax is back on the national agenda
20/10/05  David Tomlinson It seems just about everyone has an idea on what a proper tax structure should be. The Government, Parliamentary bac more...
Finance - The global nursing home
23/08/05  David Tomlinson That population bulge called the baby boomers has been getting more attention than usual over the past year or so. T more...
Budget blues? Not for the wealthy…
16/06/05  David Tomlinson The Federal Opposition and the minor parties in the Senate are doing a lot of chest thumping over the latest Federal Bud more...
Year end tax planning – timing is critical
16/06/05  Russell Franey As the end of the financial year approaches it is important to consider likely taxation implications that may arise as a more...
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Finance - A fine start, but what now?
19/02/05  David Tomlinson You may have been (rightly) distracted by a Middle East war, a couple of reasonably important elections, soaring oil pri more...
Finance - Service trusts – a means of additional asset protection
19/02/05  Russell Franey In an environment where litigation is prevalent and insurance premiums continue to increase, a service trust can provide more...
Property investment under the microscope
18/12/04  David Tomlinson House prices have doubled over the last ten years pushing large numbers of potential first homebuyers onto the sidelines more...
Finance - Will the US economy stumble?
14/12/04  David Tomlinson George Bush is back in the White House and John Howard is back in Canberra. So everything stays the same. Not quite. more...
Finance - Undiscovered gems: smaller companies
20/08/04  David Tomlinson With the share market near record highs, the residential property market in decline and interest rates on the rise, wher more...
Finance - Is this another oil shock?
30/06/04  David Tomlinson If oil prices continue to hover around $US40 a barrel it is fair to ask what sort of economic consequences are likely to more...
Super Pooper
14/05/04  David Tomlinson Superannuation is back in the news. Our respite was but brief. This time however it looks as though it may even beco more...
Finance - Outlook improves but risks abound
20/02/04  David Tomlinson What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago prospects for the world economy looked bleak. The US was still s more...
Housing bubble set to burst?
17/10/03  David Tomlinson As everyone knows the residential property market is booming even in areas where prices have been stagnant for years. more...
Finance - The dreaded D word
20/08/03  David Tomlinson The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has been dancing around the dreaded “D” word for some time now. more...
Tips for last minute tax planning
20/06/03  David Tomlinson With the end of the financial year galloping towards us, a few recent changes in the tax area are worthy of note. They m more...
Finance - family solutions to aged care
17/12/02  David Tomlinson Compulsory euthanasia for any chronically infirm person over the age of 70 is not a policy that any civilised society wo more...
Finance - Will the property bubble be the next to pop?
16/10/02  David Tomlinson The fallout from the booming 1990s is still being felt. Two and a half years ago the hi-tech bubble in the US popped a more...
Finance - The bubble economy
20/08/02  David Tomlinson We are now more than two years into the bear market that hit Wall Street when the dot.com collapse occurred in March 200 more...
Finance - Ageing nation
20/06/02  David Tomlinson People who try to forecast the future have a patchy success record – even economists. But in one area long term forecast more...
Don’t bet on the roaring noughties
20/02/02  David Tomlinson David Tomlinson is a freelance finance journalist based on the Northern Rivers of NSW. more...
Finance - Back from the edge
20/01/02   If financial markets are to be believed the world economy, with some exceptions, is on track for a strong recovery in th more...
Finance - Philanthropy
20/07/01   At this time of the year many higher income earners start to panic and look for quick ways of reducing their tax bill. more...
Running a national economy is no easy task
20/05/01   Not only do you have to deal with international factors far beyond your control but you also have to deal with human bei more...
Finance - Diversity in growth
01/12/99   Something strange seems to be happening to the Australian economy. The Government and the Federal Treasurer assure us th more...
Finance - The cycle turns?
01/12/99   A heck of a lot has happened in the last two months - economically speaking at least. While most of Australia was at more...
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