A cancer survivor who has already endured years of illness and financial strain is now at risk of losing her home as rising interest rates pile more pressure on her budget.
Andrew Hedgman
The Coalition is taking steps to “protect” cash, warning that the Albanese government’s cash mandate has failed to do the job.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A big four bank has blamed the Albanese Government’s changes to credit card charges for its decision to jack up interest rates paid by Visa and Mastercard users.
Ben Harvey
Wholesale electricity prices have plunged year-on-year despite record winter demand, as fossil fuels are outpaced for the first time in years.
Blair Jackson
The bank of mum and dad are being warned of the massive financial hole that falling house prices could put them in.
Cameron Micallef
The tax office has declared social media influencers must be treated like a business — and declare perks beyond just the money they make.
Stephen Johnson
Australia’s superannuation regulator has revealed what the nation’s pension system needs to avoid ‘potentially catastrophic risk’ from cyber crime.
Amy Bainbridge
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned of softer economic growth and rising unemployment less than two weeks before a likely interest rate hike.
Labor has been accused of wasting taxpayer money after an audit identified hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable Covid-19 spending.
Emma Kirk and William Elliott
Former prime minister John Howard has weighed in on the future of a historic military site, accusing the federal government of “indifference” amid plans to sell it.
Emma Kirk
Amazon Prime has hit Australian customers with a price increase just weeks before Christmas, jacking monthly membership costs by 30 per cent.
Tax debt has become the third-most common problem raised with a major debt helpline, climbing from 3.1 per cent of callers five years ago to almost one in five last financial year.
Ryan Johnson
The RBA’s second in charge is warning of a “nightmare scenario” for the Australian economy that could put further pressure on mortgage holders.
Aussie travellers are getting a rare break from Europe’s high prices, but the good times may not last.
Tom Richardson
A Ballina woman has won Australia’s equal third biggest lottery prize of $100m, crediting signs from a late family member for her extraordinary luck.
Andrew Hedgman, Paige Fryer
A recruitment expert often jokes people in one state see WFH as a “birthright”, but a landmark Fair Work ruling is unlikely to open the floodgates, she says.
Activewear brand Stax has promised to voluntarily refund 13,000 customers left empty-handed after its collapse.
A leading economist warns of a double blow to mortgage holders, with a grim rates call in November just the start of a new era.
Some grieving Australian families are still waiting more than a year to collect their loved ones’ superannuation, with no fixed legal deadline forcing funds to pay up.
The Reserve Bank says higher rates do more than just punish mortgage holders, and the truth could change how you think about the cash rate.
Just $20 more a week in housing costs would push the majority of Australians into cutting back on food and medicine – pushing at-risk households to the brink.
A major deadline looms for two million Australians who face a possible four-figure fine if they don’t get their act together in time.
Labor’s handling of the ATO credit card surcharge ban has been slammed, with the Government accused of failing to consult small businesses and misleading Australians about the policy’s promised savings.
Chloe Maher
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Tara Savage
