<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724</id><updated>2009-12-20T05:22:01.627-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Credit Cards In Australia</title><subtitle type='html'>Credit Cards Australia Blog provides the Australian public the tools and advice to make a more informed decision on what credit card is best for them</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>27</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-5580203198987945975</id><published>2008-07-03T18:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T18:39:01.659-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card companies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>credit cards</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;Looking for online &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;credit cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I don’t know why I was resisting looking for credit cards before, but I just came across this site, &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;www.OnlineCreditCards.com.au&lt;/a&gt;, and I’d never realised the variety of credit cards that are on offer. I used to just think that credit cards gave you a huge credit limit and charged a bunch of interest on top, but after seeing the products on offer at this site and reading more about &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, I think I may need to get one for myself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;There is this really useful page the site has where you can &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/compare/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;compare credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; based on their major features. It seems stupid now, but I really had no idea what the interest rates on &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;online credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; were like. I just thought they were high, and I had no idea about interest free days on purchases. My parents were always suspicious of credit cards, so I guess I must have picked it up from them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;To be honest, with interest free days and the low interest rates that some online credit cards offer on the site, I find it hard to believe that &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/credit-card-companies/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit card companies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can make any money at all. I mean, as long as you repay your card in time to beat interest, your card should only cost you the annual fee each year to use. It’s not like the credit is money I actually have, so obviously I’d just use the card as convenient way of shopping online and keeping costs together. I really think I should seriously consider applying for online credit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-5580203198987945975?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/5580203198987945975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=5580203198987945975' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5580203198987945975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5580203198987945975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/07/credit-cards.html' title='credit cards'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-3129742240835035594</id><published>2008-07-03T18:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T18:38:19.619-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>Thinking about getting a credit card</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;Thinking about getting an &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;online credit card&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I’m getting sick of working through convoluted processes for paying for my online shopping purchases. I decided the other day to get a credit card so I’ve been looking online and recently stumbled across &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;www.OnlineCreditCard.com.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;It seems like a pretty good site, as it has this comparison page that let me &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/compare/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;compare credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; really easily. I really wasn’t sure what I could get in an online credit card before, but now I definitely think i have a better idea of what could help me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;A credit card with interest free days would probably be a good option for me, because I want to just repay the &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit card&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as soon as I have the money. It was pretty easy to find an online credit card with interest free days on the comparison page, as it was one of the main features you could compare. I’m not entirely sure how &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can make any money by offering this feature, but it certainly doesn’t worry me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I haven’t quite decided which credit card I’ll go for yet. I might just look at everything on the site for a little bit longer. Some of the reward program credit cards seemed like good value, but I don’t know if I could resist the temptation to spend more in order to earn more reward points. I’m fairly sure using an &lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;online credit card&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;will make payment for online stuff easier, though, so I guess I’ll take my time deciding on one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-3129742240835035594?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/3129742240835035594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=3129742240835035594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3129742240835035594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3129742240835035594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/07/thinking-about-getting-credit-card.html' title='Thinking about getting a credit card'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-8593432941631888890</id><published>2008-07-03T18:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T18:37:27.328-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card companies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>My shiny new TV</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I had my mind set on getting an LCD TV for a while now, but I couldn’t get the money together and I was looking into my credit options. I ended up looking for a &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit card&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on this Australian site that has a really good range of stuff, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/"&gt;www.CreditCards.com.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I first thought had been to just ring my bank and ask what they had. I’m glad I didn’t and decided to look for an &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;online credit card&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; instead as there’s no way I would have gotten as good a deal if I’d gone to just one bank. I didn’t realise how little I knew about credit cards before, or about how &lt;a href="http://www.creditcardcompanies.com.au/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit card companies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can offer deals that seem like they should run them out of business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;Anyway, I was going to just look for credit cards with a low cost and low interest rate at first, but after looking at the comparison page this site had, I decided it might be worth more consideration than that. I figured I could probably repay the TV back pretty fast but not within any interest free period, so&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/low-interest/"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/low-interest/"&gt;low interest credit cards&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;might be a good choice, but the amount of reward points a big purchase like a TV could earn got me interested in reward program credit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;I ended up looking in the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/anz/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;ANZ credit cards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; page and found the ANZ Balance Visa. It seemed like the right credit card to get me to repay my TV, as it rewards for repayments instead of spending. It has interest free days and a pretty good purchase rate, so I think it’ll be worth keeping after the TV is paid off.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;The best part was how little effort it all took, as the comparison pages on the site were linked to the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/articles/apply-online/"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;credit card application&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; forms. Once I’d decided what I wanted, I just clicked through and the rest of the process was pretty straightforward. I provided some details and then submitted the form. A couple of weeks later I’m watching my new TV and earning reward points as I pay off.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-8593432941631888890?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/8593432941631888890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=8593432941631888890' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8593432941631888890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8593432941631888890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-shiny-new-tv.html' title='My shiny new TV'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-433767096812802521</id><published>2008-06-15T16:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T16:45:57.524-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal loans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal loan'/><title type='text'>No Change In Cash Rate Could Be Good News For Personal Loans</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;The good news for those considering personal loan refinancing is an RBA suggestion that interest rates could remain at current levels for some time to come, says PersonalLoans.com.au.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                         &lt;/p&gt;                                                                                  &lt;p&gt;                                             Australia (&lt;a href="http://www.prweb.com/"&gt;PRWEB&lt;/a&gt;) June 11, 2008 -- At its Board meeting on Tuesday 3 June, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to keep the cash rate at 7.25 per cent due to tighter financial conditions and a slowdown in demand. Despite concerns about inflationary effects on wages and price setting, the current outlook of the RBA suggest that there is a good possibility that rates could remain at current levels for some time to come. This is good news for those considering refinancing their &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="personal loans"&gt;personal loans&lt;/a&gt;, as while lenders will need to maintain a tough fiscal policy in order to keep rates rising, they will also need to offer better terms in order to remain competitive. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left: 5px; float: right; width: 250px;"&gt;                         &lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 10px 5px;" src="http://www.prweb.com/prfiles/2008/06/09/254665/gI_0_personalloanswebsite.jpg" alt="Personal Loans Website" align="right" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                         &lt;div style="margin: 1px 10px; text-align: center; clear: both; font-weight: bold; width: 250px;"&gt;Personal Loans Website&lt;/div&gt;                     &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;                  &lt;table style="border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(198, 213, 223); border-width: 4px; margin: 5px 12px 5px 5px; padding: 10px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; height: 100%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; z-index: -1;" align="left" width="250"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/quote_left.gif" /&gt;                         &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au/" title="http://www.personalloans.com.au" alt="Link to website" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;The good news for those considering personal loan refinancing is an RBA suggestion that interest rates could remain at current levels for some time to come.&lt;/a&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/quote_right.gif" align="absbottom" /&gt;                     &lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; "The good news for those considering personal loan refinancing is an RBA suggestion that interest rates could remain at current levels for some time to come." &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Many people are turning to &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au/debt-consolidation-personal-loan/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="debt consolidation"&gt;debt consolidation&lt;/a&gt; in order to reduce the amount of interest they are paying on bad credit in the current financial climate. While the cash rate remains high this will probably continue to be a popular option for those seeking to be debt free, but tighter conditions could mean that many borrowers will be unable to cover the entire amount of their debts with a single consolidated loan. This can be compounded by consumers being unfamiliar with the wide range of lenders on the market for personal loans, as often they will stop searching after they have only applied with the biggest banks. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; There are websites that can help the average person to become more familiar with the personal loans industry, such as &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="personalloans.com.au"&gt;personalloans.com.au&lt;/a&gt; which has many pages dedicated to loan information, lending articles, news as well as the ability to &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au/compare-personal-loans/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="compare personal loans"&gt;compare personal loans&lt;/a&gt; of the some of the best lenders in the industry. This site also goes into detail about applications for personal loans and what high risk individuals can expect lenders to offer them. In such a confusing financial climate, resources like this are necessary to keep people informed about what is on offer for personal loans. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-433767096812802521?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/433767096812802521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=433767096812802521' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/433767096812802521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/433767096812802521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-change-in-cash-rate-could-be-good.html' title='No Change In Cash Rate Could Be Good News For Personal Loans'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-3662427181786597854</id><published>2008-06-15T16:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T16:45:22.581-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='accounts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='savings accounts'/><title type='text'>Customers Are Unaware of What Savings Accounts Offer</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Savingsaccounts.com.au is expanding its reach due to research that suggests the public is unaware of what saving accounts can offer them. Considering how many people use savings accounts as their sole financial tool, awareness of interest rates is necessary for good financial health.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                         &lt;/p&gt;                                                                                  &lt;p&gt;                                             Australia (&lt;a href="http://www.prweb.com/"&gt;PRWEB&lt;/a&gt;) June 13, 2008 -- Recently, research conducted by the Post Office, a UK research company, found that almost a third of people in Britain were unaware of the interest rate on their savings account. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Savingsaccounts.com.au, an independent reviewer of Australian bank accounts, is responding to this by expanding the reach of their site to help consumers to better understand what savings accounts in Australia can offer. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;                  &lt;table style="border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(198, 213, 223); border-width: 4px; margin: 5px 12px 5px 5px; padding: 10px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; height: 100%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; z-index: -1;" align="left" width="250"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/quote_left.gif" /&gt;                         &lt;a href="http://www.savingsaccounts.com.au/" title="http://www.savingsaccounts.com.au" alt="Link to website" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;It is quite usual for someone to merely choose savings accounts based on what friends or family have used in the past, rather than through research into the best savings account interest rates or the security of online savings accounts&lt;/a&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/quote_right.gif" align="absbottom" /&gt;                     &lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; Chris Shadforth, head writer for the site, says, "It's important that people know more about what they can gain awareness of their savings account. Interest can seem insignificant in the short term, but over time it makes a massive difference." &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left: 5px; float: right; width: 250px;"&gt;                         &lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 10px 5px;" src="http://www.prweb.com/prfiles/2008/06/11/254665/gI_0_savingsaccounts.jpg" alt="Savings Accounts Homepage" align="right" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                         &lt;div style="margin: 1px 10px; text-align: center; clear: both; font-weight: bold; width: 250px;"&gt;Savings Accounts Homepage&lt;/div&gt;                     &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt; The site offers frequent articles on improving financial ability and information on getting the most from &lt;a href="http://www.savingsaccounts.com.au/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="savings accounts"&gt;savings accounts&lt;/a&gt;. It's a valuable tool for the average person looking to take their savings to the next level, while also helping consumers make better choices in savings accounts. "We're currently expanding our writing team in order to get more information out there on savings accounts. It's a very exciting time, and we hope to reach a much wider audience very soon," says Mr. Shadforth. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;With sites like this, Australians do not need to spend time keeping track of the best deals on savings accounts as they can be conveniently kept up to date. Australian consumers who want to get the most from their savings should remember to search online for the best deals on savings accounts. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Savings accounts are the most important financial products that the average person uses, yet so many consumers are unaware of what they can and should offer. "It is quite usual for someone to merely choose savings accounts based on what friends or family have used in the past, rather than through research into the best &lt;a href="http://www.savingsaccounts.com.au/savings-interest-rates/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="savings account interest rates"&gt;savings account interest rates&lt;/a&gt; or the security of &lt;a href="http://www.savingsaccounts.com.au/online-savings-accounts/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="online savings accounts"&gt;online savings accounts&lt;/a&gt;," says Shadforth. "Even those who are skilled at budgeting in order to maximise their savings may not be aware that they can experience further growth on their wealth without risk by simply choosing a better savings account." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-3662427181786597854?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/3662427181786597854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=3662427181786597854' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3662427181786597854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3662427181786597854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/06/customers-are-unaware-of-what-savings.html' title='Customers Are Unaware of What Savings Accounts Offer'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-858841330867751712</id><published>2008-06-10T18:15:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T18:15:55.809-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal loans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='banking online'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='savings accounts'/><title type='text'>Personal loans, savings accounts and online comparisons</title><content type='html'>Are you looking for a new &lt;a href="http://www.personalloan.com.au"&gt;personal loan&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.carloan.com.au"&gt;car loan&lt;/a&gt; or are you unsure of the benefits of personal loans?&lt;br /&gt;Their are some great new websites focused on the benefits and advantages of various financial products. If your looking for a &lt;a href="http://www.savingsaccount.com.au"&gt;savings account&lt;/a&gt; or new bank account the time you save online is mind blowing. You can now do everything from comparing loans to applying for a loan with almost instant approval, all of this without having to leave your arm chair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.SavingsAccounts.com.au"&gt;Savings accounts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.onlinebanking.com.au"&gt;online banking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.personalloans.com.au"&gt;personal loans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.superannuationfund.com.au"&gt;superannuation fund&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.secondmortgages.com.au"&gt;second mortgages&lt;/a&gt; plus much more are all available for you to review, compare and apply for online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Choosing the right financial partner has never been easier.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-858841330867751712?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/858841330867751712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=858841330867751712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/858841330867751712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/858841330867751712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/06/personal-loans-savings-accounts-and.html' title='Personal loans, savings accounts and online comparisons'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-2395710759346421918</id><published>2008-06-10T18:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T18:08:20.114-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mobile phones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='3g phones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mobile phone accessories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='3g'/><title type='text'>Mobile Phones</title><content type='html'>Some of the great new advancements in our technology have allowed us to access information, services and personal info with the click or dial of a button...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mobile banking is not new but the new features being offered by the next g network or &lt;a href="http://www.3g.com.au/"&gt;3g&lt;/a&gt; applications is a killer. &lt;a href="http://www.3gphones.com.au/"&gt;3G Phones&lt;/a&gt; are the latest buzz to hit Australia, with improved features and technology using your &lt;a href="http://www.mobilephoneaccessories.com.au/"&gt;mobile phone&lt;/a&gt; has never been easier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Users can now access anything from banking to porn or dating online. &lt;a href="http://www.mobilephoneplans.com.au/"&gt;Mobile Phone plans&lt;/a&gt; have come down in price and &lt;a href="http://www.cheapmobiles.com.au/"&gt;cheap mobiles&lt;/a&gt; are available from hundreds of mobile phone dealers across Australia. You are able to review and buy mobiles online and save yourself a pretty penny.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mobiles.com.au/"&gt;Mobiles&lt;/a&gt; are the new tool of the 21st century, television is dead and we now see the huge uptake in the internet which leads to mobile phones. Everything you can do online you can now do through your mobile.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-2395710759346421918?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/2395710759346421918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=2395710759346421918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/2395710759346421918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/2395710759346421918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/06/mobile-phones.html' title='Mobile Phones'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-8067832514696600814</id><published>2008-06-10T17:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T17:59:54.202-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>Business Credit Cards</title><content type='html'>If you are in the market for a new &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/"&gt;credit card&lt;/a&gt; I have found the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/best-credit-cards/"&gt;best credit card&lt;/a&gt; website in Australia.&lt;br /&gt;Credit Cards .com.au is by far the most comprehensive informative website for searching, comparing and applying for a new credit card online. The site has various sections covering the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/business/"&gt;business centre&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/business/credit-cards/"&gt;business credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, all the major providers list their cards from &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/american-express/"&gt;American Express Credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/anz/"&gt;ANZ credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/commonwealth-bank/"&gt;Commonwealth bank credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/westpac/"&gt;Westpac credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/st-george/"&gt;st George credit cards&lt;/a&gt; plus many more of the leading Australian issuers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The site also offers you its premium or preferred credit cards pages where you can read and review everything from &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/low-interest/"&gt;low interest credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/balance-transfer/"&gt;balance transfer credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/no-annual-fee/"&gt;no annual fee credit cards&lt;/a&gt; and many many more. They have reviewed or profiled most of the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/reward-programs/"&gt;credit card rewards programs&lt;/a&gt; so you can read a little more about what you are entitled to.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-8067832514696600814?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/8067832514696600814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=8067832514696600814' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8067832514696600814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8067832514696600814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/06/business-credit-cards.html' title='Business Credit Cards'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-3819246318575519489</id><published>2008-04-20T16:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T16:04:17.114-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>Credit Cards Reviewed</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Choosing the right credit card can be a daunting task. Now there is a new website that allows Australian consumers to compare credit cards in one location. CreditCards.com.au is a highly respected Australian website designed to help ordinary people bust through the jargon and fine print to find and apply for the best credit card.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;             &lt;p&gt;Brisbane, QLD (PRWEB) April 18, 2008 -- Choosing the right credit card can be a daunting task. Often the bank's own website buries important details deep in pages of fine print. This makes it very difficult for consumers to accurately &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/compare/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="Compare Australian Credit Cards and Apply Online"&gt;compare credit cards&lt;/a&gt; from a single bank, let alone hundreds of products offered by banks, building societies and credit unions. Now there is a new website that allows Australian consumers to compare credit cards in one location. CreditCards.com.au is a highly respected Australian website designed to help ordinary people choose the &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/best-credit-cards/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="The best credit cards offers"&gt;best credit card&lt;/a&gt; for their needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left: 5px; float: right; width: 240px;"&gt;                         &lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 10px 5px;" src="http://www.prweb.com/prfiles/2008/04/17/254665/gI_0_creditcardsscreenshot.jpg" alt="Credit Cards Comparison Table" align="right" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                         &lt;div style="margin: 1px 10px; text-align: center; clear: both; font-weight: bold; width: 240px;"&gt;Credit Cards Comparison Table&lt;/div&gt;                     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The high-ranking web portal, CreditCards.com.au provides the vital information on a wide range of &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="Credit Cards Australia"&gt;credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, as well as links to hundreds of applications for credit cards from Australian financial institutions. Frequent articles and industry news provides information on the top 10 credit cards in Australia. Customers are also given excellent opportunities to find great deals for themselves with practical comparison charts and even a &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/calculator/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="Calculate the savings on a new credit card"&gt;credit card savings calculator&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;p&gt; The extensive range of credit card comparison tools on offer at CreditCards.com.au is part of the site's appeal. "Not everyone has the same credit card needs, and it's always better to make a decision from a position of knowledge." The freedom of customers to make their own informed decisions is valued highly at CreditCards.com.au. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;                  &lt;table style="border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(198, 213, 223); border-width: 4px; margin: 5px 12px 5px 5px; padding: 10px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; height: 100%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; z-index: -1;" align="left" width="250"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.emediawire.com/images/quote_left.gif" /&gt;                         &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/" title="http://www.creditcards.com.au" alt="Link to website" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(116, 141, 167); font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Not everyone has the same credit card needs, and it's always better to make a decision from a position of knowledge.&lt;/a&gt;                       &lt;img src="http://www.emediawire.com/images/quote_right.gif" align="absbottom" /&gt;                     &lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; Providing accessible and transparent information about what's available in the credit card industry to Australian's from all walks of life, CreditCards.com.au is the perfect aid to anybody's search for the best credit cards. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Source &lt;a href="http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1TcXVhLVBpZ2ctU3F1YS1GYWx1LVplcm8="&gt;PRWeb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-3819246318575519489?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/3819246318575519489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=3819246318575519489' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3819246318575519489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3819246318575519489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/04/credit-cards-reviewed.html' title='Credit Cards Reviewed'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-5811557867115012173</id><published>2008-04-20T15:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T15:56:13.664-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='accounting jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jobs launch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jobs'/><title type='text'>Jobs</title><content type='html'>The high ranking Australian&lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/"&gt; jobs&lt;/a&gt; and career website, Jobs.com.au, has partnered with JOBX in a move to improve the customer experience with greater search functionality and a wider variety of advertised positions. The Jobs.com.au business was acquired in June 2007 by a Brisbane-based web publishing firm. Since the original relaunch of Jobs.com.au in 2007, the website has continued its rise in popularity to its current standing as one of the highest ranking job sites in Australia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jobs.com.au CEO, Peter Andronicos, understood the need for a more comprehensive user experience if the website was to grow, the dynamic career website JOBX was approached to further develop the functionality of Jobs.com.au. This partnership has benefited JOBX by providing them with much more high quality traffic than they would normally have expected and has shown exceptional results in a very limited amount of time. A marked increase in the exploration of the pages on Jobs.com.au has also been felt, demonstrating that users have embraced the changes with gusto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the unemployment rate at astonishing lows of 4.0% in March 2008, &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/AdvancedSearch.aspx"&gt;job search&lt;/a&gt; sites offer more potential than ever before in helping people into the careers they want. Low unemployment and a high level of new jobs being advertised every day means that users more than ever before will need easily accessible and understandable help to sort through the massive range of career choices. Signs that job advertisements have fallen in both February and March indicates some slowing of the economy, but this makes it more vital than ever to get into the right job before competition rises again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using the JOBX platform allows Jobs.com.au to provide a range of tools and resources for job seekers. From job-related videos, including tips on how to do well in interviews to inspiration and advice from experts in their field. There's also a range of web 2.0 features such as the job wiki, polls, webinars, &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/news/"&gt;job news&lt;/a&gt;, competitions and podcasts. Jobs.com.au also provides a cheaper alternative for employers to advertise a &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/advertiser/job_edit.aspx"&gt;job online &lt;/a&gt;with listings starting from just $29.95.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jobs.com.au provided a portal to many top career websites and job search tools from its original launch in 2007, but the redesign of the site has dramatically improved the range of user experience. A powerful search tool has been added to the site, making it much more convenient to find the best jobs, as well as a massive expansion of the job categories index to help users of all kinds to narrow down their search criteria even further. Additionally, extra resources and training possibilities have been added to the Jobs.com.au site by JOBX, giving users help beyond just searching through advertised positions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source - &lt;a href="http://www.emediawire.com/releases/employment/jobs/prweb872714.htm"&gt;PRWeb Jobs&lt;/a&gt; 18/04/08&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-5811557867115012173?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/5811557867115012173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=5811557867115012173' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5811557867115012173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5811557867115012173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/04/jobs.html' title='Jobs'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-192897153924598591</id><published>2008-04-07T20:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-07T20:32:45.763-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='accounting jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='employment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='banking jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jobs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='finance jobs'/><title type='text'>Jobs in finance and banking</title><content type='html'>If you are looking for a &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/banking-and-finance-jobs/"&gt;job in the finance and banking&lt;/a&gt; sector a new website in Australia called jobs, or jobs.com.au has just been released. It is powered by a 3rd party company but offers all the bells and whistles that a normal &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au"&gt;employment&lt;/a&gt; website would offer.&lt;br /&gt;They allow you to browse &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/accounting-jobs/"&gt;accounting jobs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au/banking-and-finance-jobs/"&gt;banking jobs&lt;/a&gt; or search for a specific job by type or location. You can even narrow your jobs search by salary or level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The employment market in Australia is well run by a number of companies including the leading online provider seek.com.au and running 3rd and 2nd are mycareer.com.au and careerone.com.au.&lt;br /&gt;Jobs.com.au is set to reshape the Australian playing field, it has the best name and the most memorable. It will position itself as the jobs player to suit all needs and employment criteria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The careers market is worth Billions in Oz and is ready for a new clean player that will take the market by storm. Jobs allows you to browse by profession and narrow your search depending on your needs or qualifications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jobs.com.au is a welcomed player to the market and a site i am sure will have a long and healthy future.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-192897153924598591?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/192897153924598591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=192897153924598591' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/192897153924598591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/192897153924598591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/04/jobs-in-finance-and-banking.html' title='Jobs in finance and banking'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-5575388643924739026</id><published>2008-04-07T20:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-07T20:24:30.049-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit cards compared'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>Comparing Credit Cards</title><content type='html'>If you are like me and are a little lazy when it comes to finding new services and products, a new website released in Australia takes the hard work out of &lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/tools/compare/credit-cards/"&gt;comparing credit cards&lt;/a&gt; and reviewing credit cards on service and benefits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/personal/credit-cards/"&gt;Credit cards&lt;/a&gt; are an easy way to help with day to day programs without having to use cash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/tools/compare/credit-cards/"&gt;Compare credit cards&lt;/a&gt; by various programs, features, airline rewards programs or just by simple interest or repayment rates.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-5575388643924739026?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/5575388643924739026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=5575388643924739026' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5575388643924739026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5575388643924739026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/04/comparing-credit-cards.html' title='Comparing Credit Cards'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-3244577098945161451</id><published>2008-03-24T20:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-24T20:31:09.393-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='balance transfers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compare credit cards'/><title type='text'>Choosing Credit Cards</title><content type='html'>If you have just gotten through the Christmas rush and are looking for ways to assist with offsetting some of your overhanging debt you must look at &lt;a href="http://www.balancetransfers.com.au/"&gt;balance transfers&lt;/a&gt; for your &lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/personal/credit-cards/"&gt;credit card&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a few websites in Australia that offer a true comparison service, rating credit cards and listing the top 10 cards by type and features. Not every card is the same and the banks offer various products, benefits and services to win your account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A credit card is merely a tool to help get you from A To B in your financial situation, you have to start using it to your advantage. &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/"&gt;Online Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt; can be applied for online in an easy and safe application process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure you review the credit cards and compare them on the points that fir your needs, check out how to compare a &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au"&gt;credit card&lt;/a&gt; or tips on &lt;a href="http://www.creditcardservice.com.au/choosing-a-credit-card/"&gt;choosing a credit card&lt;/a&gt; for more in depth details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few helpful links:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/compare/"&gt;Compare credit cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au/applying-for-credit-cards-online/"&gt;Applying for a credit card&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.balancetransfers.com.au/"&gt;Balance Transfer Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-3244577098945161451?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/3244577098945161451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=3244577098945161451' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3244577098945161451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3244577098945161451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/03/choosing-credit-cards.html' title='Choosing Credit Cards'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-8036532272904112893</id><published>2008-03-13T22:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-13T23:09:22.030-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='credit card service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online credit cards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bank cards'/><title type='text'>Finding the right credit card</title><content type='html'>If you are like most Australian households at the moment you will be experiencing some form of rate increase.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ehomeloan.com.au"&gt;Home loan&lt;/a&gt; or interest rates have now risen and other few points and the Aussie &lt;a href="http://www.dollar.com.au"&gt;Dollar&lt;/a&gt; is playing up. The major concern for most families is how to refinance or offset some of that ever increasing debt.&lt;br /&gt;A few good information websites have started focusing on the issues we are facing and how we can try and overcome some of this stress.&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for new &lt;a href="http://www.bankcards.com.au"&gt;bank cards&lt;/a&gt; to try and lower your ATM withdrawals or looking for a better level of &lt;a href="http://www.creditcardservice.com.au"&gt;credit card service&lt;/a&gt; try visiting credit cards, Australia. The website allows you to compare &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au"&gt;credit cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcards.com.au"&gt; online&lt;/a&gt; by varying features. Compare the latest &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/low-interest/"&gt;low interest credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/no-annual-fee/"&gt;no annual fee credit cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.balancetransfers.com.au"&gt;balance transfers&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://www.balancetransfers.com.au"&gt;balance transfer credit cards.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure you spend the time reviewing the details and the fine print, watch for the terms and period the promos are offered, set up a reminder in your email or calendar to cancel a card prior to the next renewal period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au"&gt;job&lt;/a&gt; or a re looking for new &lt;a href="http://www.jobs.com.au"&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt; remember this may not be the time of year to make a switch...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-8036532272904112893?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/8036532272904112893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=8036532272904112893' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8036532272904112893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8036532272904112893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2008/03/finding-right-credit-card.html' title='Finding the right credit card'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-8045609313490989851</id><published>2007-12-07T17:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T17:57:43.513-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Choose your bank and find the best card for your needs</title><content type='html'>Credit Cards, Australia lists every bank and credit card available in Australia. If your looking for a specific bank or credit union they are all listed and reviewed on there websites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In most cases people chose to go with what they know, safe and easy people normally choose a credit card based on the bank they are currently with. Try to get out of this mould. The best credit card may be with a different bank or issuer, its not hard to apply and its easy to set up direct debits from your existing account to your new credit card account within a different bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Browse the issuers below and review the cards based on best needs not on ease of application.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/aims/"&gt;AIMS Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/american-express/"&gt;American Express Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/amp/"&gt;AMP Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/anz/"&gt;ANZ Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/aussie/"&gt;Aussie Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/austral/"&gt;Austral Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/australian-central/"&gt;Australian Central Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/bananacoast/"&gt;Bananacoast Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/bank-west/"&gt;BankWest Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;               &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/bendigo/"&gt;Bendigo Bank Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/big-sky/"&gt;Big Sky Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/bank-of-queensland/"&gt;Bank of Queensland Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/citibank/"&gt;Citibank Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/commonwealth-bank/"&gt;Commonwealth Bank Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/community-cps/"&gt;Community CPS Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/community-first/"&gt;Community First Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/cua/"&gt;CUA Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/encompass/"&gt;Encompass Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/ge-money/"&gt;GE Money Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/heritage/"&gt;Heritage Bank Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/hsbc/"&gt;HSBC Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/intech/"&gt;Intech Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/mecu/"&gt;mecu Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/members-equity/"&gt;Members Equity Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/nab/"&gt;NAB Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/newcastle-permanent/"&gt;Newcastle Permanent Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/regionalone/"&gt;RegionalOne Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/resi/"&gt;RESI Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/royal-guardian/"&gt;Royal Guardian Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/savings-loans/"&gt;Savings &amp;amp; Loans Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/south-west/"&gt;South West Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/st-george/"&gt;St George Bank Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/suncorp-metway/"&gt;Suncorp Metway Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/victoria-teachers-credit-union/"&gt;Victoria Teachers Credit Union Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/virgin-money/"&gt;Virgin Money Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;         &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/westpac/"&gt;Westpac Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/wizard/"&gt;Wizard Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-8045609313490989851?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/8045609313490989851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=8045609313490989851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8045609313490989851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/8045609313490989851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/12/choose-your-bank-and-find-best-card-for.html' title='Choose your bank and find the best card for your needs'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-5305159126610488540</id><published>2007-11-30T16:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-30T16:33:30.754-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Financial Services Directory Listings Online In Australia</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.onlineautoloan.com.au"&gt;Online Auto Loan&lt;/a&gt;, Australia, is a great research tool for helping choose the right new or used car loan. The website showcases various lenders and throws in a few hints about what to look for when choosing a loan. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If your moving from the old world to the new and want help in finding the right &lt;a href="http://www.OnlineBanking.com.au"&gt;Online Banking &lt;/a&gt;service or product visit &lt;a href="http://www.BankingOnline.com.au"&gt;Banking Online&lt;/a&gt;, Australia for tools and news.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.OnlineCashLoans.com.au"&gt;Online Cash Loans&lt;/a&gt; are a fast and easy way to secure a little extra money to get through the week or month. Be wary of the very high interest rates if you fail to pay off your loan within the agreed time frame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If your trying to find a new Credit Card I would recommend visiting &lt;a href="http://www.OnlineCreditCard.com.au"&gt;Online Credit Card&lt;/a&gt; for card profiles, &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/compare/"&gt;credit cards compared&lt;/a&gt; and even online applications to make choosing and applying for your next credit card a little easier. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-5305159126610488540?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/5305159126610488540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=5305159126610488540' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5305159126610488540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/5305159126610488540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/11/financial-services-directory-listings.html' title='Financial Services Directory Listings Online In Australia'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-4650996614068590372</id><published>2007-11-21T20:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T20:51:04.604-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shopping around for a credit card company?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1.5pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;Credit Card Companies are in the midst of fierce competition which has forced them to lower their cost and rates and improve their credit cards features.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Credit cards are taking over from personal loans for medium size purchases and holiday expanses.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Some &lt;a href="http://www.creditcardcompanies.com.au/"&gt;Credit Card Companies&lt;/a&gt; now offer a $0 balance transfer.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Low interest rates, low annual fees and zero dollar transfer fees have send the plastic credit card popularity surging.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Such cards allow us to increase our spending and enjoy life.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Credit card companies often design a range of cards to suit a variety of users.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The range is growing fast and includes student credit cards, business credit cards and personal credit cards.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Credit Card Companies &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; rates the top credit cards and the companies who provide them.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;View the top five companies' &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/"&gt;credit card features&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This website will help you to understand the features of each of the top credit cards listed and to compare them their fees and interest.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-AU"&gt;Find a credit card company that fits your bill! &lt;a href="http://www.creditcardcompanies.com.au/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Credit Card Companies&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-4650996614068590372?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/4650996614068590372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=4650996614068590372' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/4650996614068590372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/4650996614068590372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/11/shopping-around-for-credit-card-company.html' title='Shopping around for a credit card company?'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-6729662960846052269</id><published>2007-11-21T20:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T20:48:49.647-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Want to know the overall top ranked credit cards?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1.5pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1.5pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-AU"&gt;At &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;Online Credit Card&lt;/a&gt; &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;, you will find comprehensive and up to date information on the best credit card offers. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;View the excellent credit card comparison table which compares the credit cards from the leading Australian financial institutes.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Find out how to apply for a &lt;a href="http://www.onlinecreditcard.com.au/"&gt;credit card online&lt;/a&gt; so you can shop online and book entertainment and travel tickets. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This website compares the top &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au"&gt;credit cards&lt;/a&gt; and outlines each credit cards best features, like low interest rates and interest free periods.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Read related articles and find the best online &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au"&gt;credit card&lt;/a&gt; offers.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-6729662960846052269?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/6729662960846052269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=6729662960846052269' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/6729662960846052269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/6729662960846052269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/11/want-to-know-overall-top-ranked-credit.html' title='Want to know the overall top ranked credit cards?'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-6390187171035950939</id><published>2007-11-21T20:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T20:46:24.511-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Cash Advanced Loans sensibly</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1.5pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;If you have found yourself short on cash this week don't despair because most people find themselves short on cash at some stage in their lives.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you do not have enough cash to make it through until your next pay, a cash advanced loan or &lt;a href="http://www.quickpaydayloans.com.au/"&gt;payday loan&lt;/a&gt; can help.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cashloan.com.au/"&gt;Cash Loans&lt;/a&gt; offer short-term financial assistance to help people when they are short on cash.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you wish not to have a credit card a &lt;a href="http://www.cashadvanceloans.com.au/"&gt;Cash Advance Loan&lt;/a&gt; can be used to pay for things you need when you are short on cash. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Cash advance loans are easy to apply for and you can usually receive the money the same day you apply.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You may use the money to pay for bills, groceries, medical bills, shopping purchases, or a party.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You can find out more about how these loans work and read tips for using payday loans responsibly.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cashadvanceloans.com.au/"&gt;Cash advance loans&lt;/a&gt; are expensive and they are designed to be paid back when you receive your next pay or at in the next couple of pay periods.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;So make sure you're using your cash advanced loan for the right reasons and that you can pay it back on time.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you have an emergency and need cash fast, and don't want to be lured into the credit card trap, apply for a &lt;a href="http://www.cash.com.au/"&gt;Cash&lt;/a&gt; Advanced Loan today. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-6390187171035950939?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/6390187171035950939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=6390187171035950939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/6390187171035950939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/6390187171035950939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/11/using-cash-advanced-loans-sensibly.html' title='Using Cash Advanced Loans sensibly'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-7030776368913241786</id><published>2007-11-21T20:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T20:44:16.636-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Need a fast loan?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1.5pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;If you need a fast loan visit &lt;a href="http://www.fastloans.com.au/"&gt;Fast Loans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You will find comprehensive articles and reviews on companies in &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; that offer fast loans and discover how to apply online.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.paydayloan.com.au/"&gt;Payday loans&lt;/a&gt; are so fast you could have the cash you require in your account the same day you apply.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You can apply for a fast loan for $100 or $1000 to cover small, unexpected expenses that threaten to put you in debt.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Why pay costly fees for late payment penalties or get a bad credit history when you can get a fast loan from an Australian finance lender to pay your bills on time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-7030776368913241786?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/7030776368913241786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=7030776368913241786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/7030776368913241786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/7030776368913241786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/11/need-fast-loan.html' title='Need a fast loan?'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-967365035785576984</id><published>2007-06-26T17:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-05T18:51:35.114-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Credit Cards we cant live wth them or without them'/><title type='text'>Australia's Dependancy on the Credit Card</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Credit Card Dependancy In Australia,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A survey recently released by the Citibank Payment Evolution Report  has shown Australians  and &lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/personal/credit-cards/"&gt;Credit Cards&lt;/a&gt; have a deep  dependancy, more so than our Asian neighbours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The survey was conucted across various consumers in Asia Pac across seven countries.&lt;br /&gt;The survey was conducted across China, Indiam Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea, of these countries Australiaa reported over 51% of us would be lost without our creditcards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Way to go the Aussies!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was reposted that 3.5 % of us use our credit cards more than 20 times per week to pay groceries, and other consumer goods as well as bill payments etc.. Over 12% use our cards 11 time+ per week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One promising point was that we (Australians) have the least number of credit cards per person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We did come second overall however as China lead the field of &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au"&gt;Credit Card&lt;/a&gt; consumerism with 70% claiming they would be lost without their creditcards. The survey found the Chinese credit card holders  used their cards 5.4 times per week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the hiughest level of interest charged on credit cards we Australians need to begin looking for alternate methods to pay bills and buy products, this will only lead one way... increasing profits for the banks and increasing our debt.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-967365035785576984?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/967365035785576984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=967365035785576984' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/967365035785576984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/967365035785576984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/06/australias-dependancy-on-credit-card.html' title='Australia&apos;s Dependancy on the Credit Card'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-1055462584062905021</id><published>2007-06-19T18:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-19T19:01:09.623-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Our Government Credit Card Abusers</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Credit Card Abuse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;A recent news report submitted by the Herald Sun has shown some very interesting figures on our goverment and Credit Card Abuse!&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Over 87,288 Credit Cards have been issued to the Federal Governments staff, this is a rough total  of Credit Cards issued over the past 6 years.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Goverment officials have lost over 2,686 publicly funded ministerial credit cards.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A reported 70 credit cards have been stolen&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The defence department has reportedly lost 90% of credit cards across the goverment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;over $73,000 dollars have been accrued in late payment charges due to late bill payments etc..&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A total of over $121,408 has been lost over the past six years&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;10 Staff have been criminally prosecuted&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;The people footing the bill for the missuse and irresponsible behaviour is us, the tax payer!&lt;br /&gt;The strange thing is some of these cards do not even have caps or limits of purchase etc..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-1055462584062905021?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/1055462584062905021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=1055462584062905021' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/1055462584062905021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/1055462584062905021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/06/our-government-credit-card-abusers.html' title='Our Government Credit Card Abusers'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-3964477771508171946</id><published>2007-06-11T16:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-18T18:13:29.461-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Credt Cards'/><title type='text'>Amex Credit Cards to Launch In Fiji</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/type/american-express/"&gt;Amex &lt;/a&gt;Goes Live in Fiji&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Normally restricted to the upper middle class and above Credit Cards have been a scarcity in Fiji, this is up until now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It has been reported that Westpac, Colonial and ANZ bank have issued credit cards to the public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="sub_BodyTextBlue"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Fees and charges&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/personal/"&gt;ANZ Bank&lt;/a&gt; $50-$95 depending on your selected card&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colonial  $48-$95 (this excludes)  annual fees to be paid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Westpac’s  $50-$95 for the local currency Amex cards. It also offers credit cards in the Australian currency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best advise to anyone shopping for  A &lt;a href="http://www.banks.com.au/personal/credit-cards/"&gt;Credit Card&lt;/a&gt; is shop around, make sur you choose based on your needs now what sounds good.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-3964477771508171946?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/3964477771508171946/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=3964477771508171946' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3964477771508171946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/3964477771508171946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/06/amex-credit-cards-to-launch-in-fiji.html' title='Amex Credit Cards to Launch In Fiji'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-1600380164903867912</id><published>2007-05-30T18:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-30T18:52:02.086-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News from the RBA on Credit Card Charges'/><title type='text'>News on Credit Card Fees</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Credit Cards In Australia News Just In&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Its been reported that the Reserve Bank of Australia is considering to make some serious changes with the fees being associated with Credit and Debit Cards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was reported that this year some $40 Billion dollars has been spent on Credit Cards!&lt;br /&gt;Last year fees earnt off credit cards hit $1 Billion dollars this is up 13%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The focus of the RBA will be heavily weighted on reviewing the fees banks charge eachother for the use of ATM machines. In my personal experience I have see my credit card issuer offering me free withdrawals from any of their atm machines, however if I withdraw money from a competing banks ATM machine I get stung with $1-$2 fees. This is crazy when you consider if your only pulling out $20 to buy a quick dinner your paying a staggering 10% to get to your own funds - crazy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The figures I have mentioned may differ between banks and accounts so dont take my word for it, ask your bank and see how much a non approved bank withdrawl is going to cost you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-1600380164903867912?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/1600380164903867912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=1600380164903867912' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/1600380164903867912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/1600380164903867912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/05/news-on-credit-card-fees.html' title='News on Credit Card Fees'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509589078979692724.post-783407978169390189</id><published>2007-05-29T20:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-18T18:09:05.074-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Qantas Frequent Flyer Rewards</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Qantas Rewards Programs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Most people when signing up for a credit card look at the benefit that is offerred in a rewards partner, most Australian's who use their credit card do so to receive Qantas Frequent Flyer Points.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this section we have listed the institution and its reward or points calculation that equates to &lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/features/airline-rewards/"&gt;Qantas Frequent Flyer Points&lt;/a&gt;. You may be suprised at how low your actual calculation or transfer is, most people believe its a point for point program, earn a point on your Credit Card and you can switch this for a point at Qantas for a frequent flyer credit - this is not necessarily so!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Qantas Institutional Partners and the points redemption rates available to Qantas frequent flyer points:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditcards.com.au/bank/nab/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The National Australia Bank Credit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;NAB Gold Credit Card - When you earn spend $1 (between $0 - $3,000) you earn 1 Point, to transfer this to a Qantas Frequent Flyer point - 1.5 NAB points = 1 Qnatas Frequent Flyer Point&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NAB Ant American Express Card -  Until Jan 2008 you will earn 1.5 Points for every $1 spent - 1 NAB Point = 1 Qantas Frequent Flyer Point&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5509589078979692724-783407978169390189?l=credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/feeds/783407978169390189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5509589078979692724&amp;postID=783407978169390189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/783407978169390189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5509589078979692724/posts/default/783407978169390189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://credit-cards-in-australia.blogspot.com/2007/05/qantas-frequent-flyer-rewards.html' title='Qantas Frequent Flyer Rewards'/><author><name>The Banker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04261407326910288174'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>