As I have car allowance, I can claim back on any expenses of my
car (eg. car service, fuel, insurance, car rego etc), any donation
to charity above $2 etc.
For my hubby, he's in IT so he can claim tax for his pc magazine
subscription, computer hardware/software etc.
No, the health care is not free. We have what we call medicare and
we have to pay a levy on it based on our income. The government
nowadays tries to encourage people to have private health
insurance. You pay higher levy if you don't have private health
insurance.
My hubby and I have private health insurance and it cost us about
$1500 annually. The private health insurance provides private
hospital covers, dental, optometrist, physio etc.