Reducing the risk of helping adult children into property – The Sydney Morning Herald

Feedback from readers has revealed keen interest in ways of reducing the risks involved in helping children achieve home ownership. So crucial is parental support for potential first home buyers that financial institutions are even suggesting funding options to assist home buyers avoid paying costly mortgage insurance attached to purchases with high Loan Valuation Ratios…

Digital gurus “locked out” of robo-debt debacle – The Canberra Times

The Prime Minister’s Digital Transformation Office was “locked out” of helping with Centrelink’s robo-debt, the former head of the agency says. Paul Shetler, who was handpicked by Mr Turnbull to lead the government’s technological revolution, says he and his colleagues first heard about the automatically generated debt program in the media. Locked out: former Chief Digital Officer Paul Shetler. Photo: Dominic…