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With age 75 my next milestone, the remaining time to contribute to super is narrowing. I have met the work test for the current (24/25) year, but my downsizing is not likely to be until 25/26 year. The key catch is if you are buying a smaller property it likely won't be settled within 90 days...

An added complication can be the terminal gates for the two flights. My last two visits/departures in volved A, B & C Gates, and therefore 3 different lounges.

Our trips have been family focussed since Covid, with an occasional side venture. Planning for UK in May/June 2025, 5 weeks, with a family get away to the South Coast for a week in there somewhere. Much of the rest of the time in and around London with the usual side-trip to catch up with family...

It seems the DXB-SIN-DXB flights will continue, with new flight numbers. That means still good availability ex-SIN for any one who has positioned there on way to UK/EU.

QF29 MEL 11:05a → HKG 5:35p J4 C3 D1 I0 U0 Y9 B9 H9 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0 QF30 HKG 7:30p → MEL 7:45a J5 C4 D2 I1 U0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M8 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 X0 E0

Someone has been reading this forum! This today from the Actuaries Institute: Usefully, the report also aims to scrap some of the system’s more notorious loopholes such as the “recontribution strategy” where savers can cut future tax bills by taking money out of super before putting it back in...

Edit: Site link was qrcreator.com, so easy to detect it is fake.

I think you are little unlucky. QF 127 is J9 C9 D9 I7 U0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 X0 E0. I have had seats released with I7 in the past, but they have been on A380 or B787. QF29 is J9 C7 D7 I3 U0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 X0 E0 so at D7/I3 chances would be quite a lot lower...

I think they rely on dogs, x-rays or methods to target bags for inspection. But having done the HEL transit 5 or six times I have never experienced a bag check at final destination. And I have only once seen someone pulled aside for a bag check at the final destination, but not sure they were on...

I have done this a few times. Immigration is between the Schengen and non-Schengen sides of the terminal. The bags will look after themselves and have not had any real customs check at any of the Schengen airports after transit (eg VIE, CDG, BER).

Rang QF today requesting release of 2xPE seats SYD-SIN for 30/4/2025. EF said QF291 was W9 R9 T9 Z0, so figured I was in with a chance. The agent had a strong accent and we struggled with a couple of words here and there, but it was all approved and ticketed immediately. This will be a...

Variations on this have certainly been floating around, like the NRMA one.

I have several super accounts, 1 DBS and 2 income streams (IS). The second IS account was created to receive funds from the first IS. The first account with say 700k, is now $150k. The rest has been withdrawn over a number of years, and then become non-concessional or after tax contributions to...

I would add cost to the three legs. The SIN-DXB-EU components are so much cheaper than starting in MEL.

Having listened to the EK video 4 times on flights in the last 6 weeks I still found it had a more professional feel as a safety message than QF which seems more focussed on production than message.

There was no initiating emails that would have led to a contract. Quite right, the link began surrey-tec, and not from the Docusign site.

I flew on QF292 SIN-SYD on the weekend, and the crew (Singapore, not Bangkok based) were outstanding. So variations might occur between the wet-lease locations.

Final leg of our trip to/from the UK via SIN. Lunch at the Jewel, late check-out from the CP, and dinner in the QF First lounge.

Singapore break on our way home from the UK. Event at the Jewel Riding the SkyTrain through the Jewel