Finance and Mortgage Broking

Useful websites
Name Description Website
ACT Revenue Office Collects stamp duty for ACT <http://www.revenue.act.gov.au>

Adobe InDesign Desktop publishing program <http://www.adobe.com/au/products/indesign.html>

Adobe Photoshop Drawing and graphics <http://www.photoshop.com>

program

Apache Open Office Base Database program <http://www.openoffice.org/product/base.html>

Apache Open Office Calc Spreadsheet program <http://www.openoffice.org/product/calc.html>

Apache Open Office Draw Drawing and graphics <http://www.openoffice.org/product/draw.html>

program

Apache Open Office Slide presentation program <http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html>

Impress

Apache Open Office Writer Word processing program <http://www.openoffice.org/product/writer.html>

Association of <http://www.superannuation.asn.au>
Superannuation Funds of
Australia

Attorney-General’s <http://www.ag.gov.au>
Department

Auditing and Assurance <http://www.auasb.gov.au>

Standards Board (AUASB)

Australian Accounting <http://www.aasb.gov.au>

Standards Board (AASB)

Australian Bankers’ <http://www.bankers.asn.au>

Association (ABA)

Australian Broker Online An Australian broker <http://www.brokernews.com.au>

industry news, opinion and
analysis website

Australian Bureau of <http://www.abs.gov.au>

Statistics

Australian Charities and <http://www.acnc.gov.au>

Not-for-profits Commission

Australian Competition and <http://www.accc.gov.au>

Consumer Commission
(ACCC)

Australian directory of not <http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au>

for profit organisations

Australian Equipment <http://www.aela.asn.au>

Lessors Association (AELA)

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Australian Financial <https://www.afsa.gov.au>
Security Authority (ASFA)

Australian Government <http://www.comlaw.gov.au>

Commonwealth Law
website

Australian Government <http://www.employment.gov.au/workplace-relations>

Department of
Employment

Australian Information <http://www.oaic.gov.au>

Commissioner (OAIC)

Australian Property Property investment <http://www.apimagazine.com.au>

Investor magazine and website

Australian Prudential <http://www.apra.gov.au>

Regulation Authority
(APRA)

Australian Securities and Financial regulator <http://www.asic.gov.au>

Investment Commission
(ASIC)

Australian Tax Office <http://www.ato.gov.au>

Australian Tax Office law <http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/index.htm>

database

Australian Transaction Government department <http://www.austrac.gov.au>

Reports and Analysis that protects the integrity of
Centre (AUSTRAC) Australia’s financial system
by countering money
laundering and the financing
of terrorism

Boundless Resources on a wide variety <https://www.boundless.com/teaching/resources>

of subjects including
PowerPoint presentations,
quizzes, readings and
textbooks

Business Balls Free career help, business <http://www.businessballs.com/>

training, organisational
development, inspirational,
innovative ideas, materials,
exercises, tools and
templates

Business Dictionary Defines business terms and <http://www.businessdictionary.com>

phrases

Choice An independent consumer <http://www.choice.com.au

website

Comcare <http://www.comcare.gov.au>

Commercial Asset Finance <http://www.cafba.com.au>

Brokers Association of
Australia (CAFBA)

Commercial Finance An industry association <http://www.cfa.com/eweb>

Association (CFA)

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Credit Ombudsman Service A free, independent and <http://www.cosl.com.au>
Limited (COSL) impartial dispute resolution
service

Creditorwatch Credit agency <https://creditorwatch.com.au>

Customer Service Institute Provides education, <http://www.csia.com.au/about-csia>

of Australia (CSIA) certification and recognition
to organisations and
individuals in the field of
service excellence

Cute PDF A free downloadable PDF <http://www.cutepdf.com>

converter

Department of Finance Collects stamp duty for WA <http://www.finance.wa.gov.au>

Western Australia

Department of Foreign <http://www.dfat.gov.au>

Affairs and Trade

Department of Treasury Collects stamp duty for <http://www.sro.tas.gov.au>

and Finance Tasmania Tasmania

Dictionary.com Online dictionary <http://dictionary.reference.com>

Do Not Call Register An Australian <https://www.donotcall.gov.au>

Communications and Media
Authority (ACMA) website

Dropbox Cloud storage <https://www.dropbox.com>

Dummies articles A variety of interesting <http://www.dummies.com>

articles on a wide range of
topics related to business

Dun & Bradstreet Provides products and <http://www.dnb.com>

services in risk
management, sales and
marketing and supply chain
management. Maintains
credit files on 220 million
companies worldwide

Fair Work Commission <http://www.fwc.gov.au>

Finance Brokers Association <http://www.fbaa.com.au>

of Australia (FBAA)

Financial Ombudsman Independent dispute <http://www.fos.org.au>

Service Limited (FOS) resolution service

Financial Planning <http://fpa.asn.au>

Association (FPA)

Financial Reporting Council <http://www.frc.gov.au>

(FRC)

First Home Owners Grant Government website <http://www.firsthome.gov.au>

explaining FHOG conditions

Forbes Business magazine <http://www.forbes.com>

Foreign Investment Review <http://www.firb.gov.au>

(FIRB)

General Insurance Code of <http://www.codeofpractice.com.au>

Practice

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Name Description Website
Human Rights and Equal <http://www.hreoc.gov.au>
Opportunity Commission
(HREOC)

iCloud Cloud storage <https://www.icloud.com>

Insolvency notices <https://insolvencynotices.asic.gov.au>

Intuit Quickbooks Accounting package <http://www.intuit.com.au>

Investopedia Definitions of finance- <http://www.investopedia.com>

related terms

Juran Global A website devoted to the <http://www.juran.com>

ideas of Joseph Juran

Linkedin Professional networking site <https://www.linkedin.com/home>

Mind Tools Useful articles and tips on <http://www.mindtools.com>

business skills

Moneysmart ASIC’s money advice <http://www.moneysmart.gov.au>

website

Mortgage & Finance Help Articles on mortgage and <http://www.mortgageandfinancehelp.com.au>

finance

Mortgage and Finance The MFAA is the peak <http://www.mfaa.com.au>

Association of Australia national body for
(MFAA) professional credit advisers
in Australia. Includes
glossary of terms, codes of
practice and other
resources.

Mortgage Professional Magazine for mortgage <http://www.mpamagazine.com.au>

Australia professionals

Mozy Cloud storage <http://mozy.com/#slide-9>

MYOB Accounting package <http://myob.com.au>

National Insurance Brokers <http://www.niba.com.au>

Association of Australia
(NIBA)

National Library of <http://www.nla.gov.au>

Australia

Net Promoter System A website devoted to the <http://www.netpromotersystem.com>

net promoter score system

Not Good Enough.Org Consumer website <http://www.notgoodenough.com>

NSW Office of State Collects stamp duty for NSW <http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au>

Revenue

NT Department of Treasury Collects stamp duty for NT <http://www.treasury.nt.gov.au>

and Finance

NT WorkSafe <http://www.worksafe.nt.gov.au>

Office of the Australian <http://www.oaic.gov.au>

Information Commissioner

Parliament of Australia <http://www.aph.gov.au>

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Project Management Project management group <http://www.pmi.org>
Institute offering accredited courses
in project management
methodologies

Project Management Useful articles and <http://www.projectmanagement.com>

website (formerly templates on project
Gantthead) management

Projects at Work Useful articles and <http://www.projectsatwork.com>

templates on project
management

Purdue OWL (Online A website housing writing <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl>

Writing Lab) resources

Queensland Government Collects stamp duty for <https://www.osr.qld.gov.au>

Office of State Revenue Queensland

Reserve Bank of Australia <http://www.rba.gov.au>

Revenue SA Collects stamp duty for SA <http://www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au>

Safe Work Australia Leads the development of <http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au>

national policy to improve
work health and safety and
workers compensation
arrangements across
Australia

SafeWork SA <http://www.workcover.com>

Standard Business <http://www.sbr.gov.au>

Reporting (SBR)

State Revenue Office Collects stamp duty for <http://www.sro.vic.gov.au>

Victoria Victoria

SugarSync Cloud storage <https://www.sugarsync.com>

The Attorney General’s <http://www.comlaw.gov.au>

website for Commonwealth
legislation and regulations

The AUSTLII database <http://www.austlii.edu.au>

containing legislation and
case decisions for each
Australian jurisdiction

The Australian Finance <http://www.afc.asn.au>

Conference

The Australian Legal <http://www.austlii.edu.au>

Information Institute

The Venture Sydney Morning Herald <http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/blog/the-venture>

small business blog

Thesaurus.com Online thesaurus <http://www.thesaurus.com>

Veda Advantage Credit agency <http://www.veda.com.au>

WorkCover NSW <http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au>

WorkCover Tasmania <http://www.workcover.tas.gov.au>

Workplace Health and <http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/index.htm>

Safety Queensland

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Name Description Website
WorkSafe ACT <http://www.worksafe.act.gov.au>

WorkSafe Victoria <http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au>

WorkSafe Western <http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe>

Australia

Write.com Writing resources <http://www.write.com/writing-resources>

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