First home buyers could soon be allowed to dip into their superannuation to purchase property, but experts say it will only serve to push house prices even higher.
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 | Tom WatsonTom Watson is a senior journalist at Money magazine, and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. He's previously worked as a journalist covering everything from property and consumer banking to financial technology. Tom has a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney. |
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The Reserve Bank has raised the cash rate for the first time since November 2010, with more hikes expected in the coming months.
With interest rates set to rise in just weeks, refinancing your home loan now could save you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your mortgage.
First home buyers could be among those to benefit from increased property price caps under the government-backed Home Deposit Scheme.
Westpac and CBA will no longer ban workers from discussing salaries, after ditching secrecy clauses that one expert says often saw women being paid less than men.
While the RBA's April decision means that the cash rate has now gone unchanged for 17 months, there is plenty of speculation that it won't stay that way for long.
$2.5 billion in aged care funding and lower childcare costs were among the commitments promised by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese in his Budget reply speech.