Australians paid a staggering amount in taxes across all levels of government in the last financial year, the latest figures show.
Blair Jackson
The eye-watering cost of extreme weather for 2025 has been revealed, sparking a warning the financial toll may only get worse.
Andrew Stafford
More than 6.2 million Australians eligible to claim a $1000 tax deduction without receipts will have to wait.
Nathan Schmidt
More Australians are dissatisfied with the direction of the country than satisfied and worker job loss concern is akin to pandemic lockdown levels.
Poppy Johnston
A proposal to move retirees out of taxed super accounts could cost the government about $1 billion a year, but supporters say it would leave older Australians better off and paying less tax.
Ryan Johnson
The war in the Middle East and the increase in prices at the bowser are fuelling a massive surge in electric vehicle demand in Australia. But do the numbers stack up?
Jovan Cvetkoski
How to make sure your superannuation savings go to your kids when you shuffle off and don’t end up in the pockets of the taxman? Here’s your no-nonsense guide to the recontribution strategy.
Nick Bruining
Q+A: You’re a pensioner who wants to help your son buy a bigger house. Do you gift him $100,000 or call it a loan? One of those could put you in a far worse financial position. But there is a work-around.
How to make sure your superannuation savings go to your kids when you shuffle off and don’t end up in the pockets of the taxman? Here’s your no-nonsense guide to the recontribution strategy ...
An Australian dairy company is increasing its milk prices after strains on the supply chain have wreaked havoc for farmers across the country.
Cameron Micallef, Alexandra Feiam
Australia’s dollar has emerged as one of the world’s standout currencies since the Iran war, a timely boost for Australian shoppers, travellers and motorists.
A Powerball winner missed the initial phone call that would change his life forever – mistaking his $40m jackpot for a much more modest prize.
Euan Kennedy
Australia’s consumer watchdogs has warned retail businesses not to “take advantage” of the global fuel crisis, as it monitors the introduction of “fuel surcharges”.
Andrew Hedgman
Thousands of Australians entered the workforce at the start of the year, but experts warn it could be the calm before the storm and rates may rise again.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.3 per cent in March - the first full month of the Iran war - making an interest rate rise next month more likely.
Stephen Johnson
A landmark payrise for nurses and midwives in NSW will cost “billions”, the state’s treasurer has warned, but says the investment is crucial.
David Hannant
Australian families have been forced to spend significantly more as cost of living pressures re-emerge, with fuel prices accounting for much of the rise.
Australia’s unemployment rate is tipped to fall in March, but experts warn it could be the calm before the storm.
Thousands of workers will be eligible for $100 fuel vouchers, as cost of living pressures put Australia’s housing future at risk.
An RBA employee who was medically unfit to work consecutive days or take on any “high stress” activities has made a failed wage claim to Fair Work.
The $100 billion industry superannuation fund HESTA has tapped Robbie Campo as its next chief executive, with Ms Campo to succeed Debby Blakey from August.
After failing to include a working unsubscribe option in thousands of spam messages, an Australian financial services giant has been hit with massive fines.
Duncan Murray
The competition watchdog is investigating several retailers after a Black Friday advertising sweep found around half of 50 businesses reviewed made “concerning” claims that may have misled shoppers.
Consumer confidence has plummeted to levels not seen since the pandemic’s darkest days, with job loss fears now matching August 2020’s unemployment crisis.
