The beginning of the financial year on July 1 will bring changes affecting almost everyone living in Australia!

Here’s a brief list of some of the changes:

• Down sizers can put up to $300K into their Super
• Tax cuts for practically everybody
• You can no longer wear glasses in passport photos
• Minimum wage increase of 3.5 per cent
• Plastic bag ban in Queensland, Western Australia
• Amazon will no longer ship to Australia
• Penalty rate changes
• The new Child Care Subsidy comes into effect
• Changes to food labels – showing country of origin
• Power prices to drop in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia
• Gas prices to increase in some states