Electricity prices are set to begin falling in a matter of weeks for many households and small businesses across the country. On Tuesday, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released its final Default Market Offer (DMO) for the 2026-27 financial year. ...
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Choosing a new car is the easy part. In part two of our car buyer's guide, we focus on what happens after you've made your choice, when fees, finance decisions and fine print can change the real cost of ownership. From dealer delivery charges ...
A former investment manager has been sentenced to six years in prison in one of the most brazen insider trading cases ASIC has pursued in recent years. Rodney Forrest secretly accessed the computer of Regal Partners' chair in August 2024 and photographed ...
The federal government's new Support at Home reforms came into effect in November, aiming to simplify aged care and help older Australians remain at home longer. But early signs suggest the changes may be driving more families toward private care ...
Tax-time claims can make the difference between an investment property being positively or negatively geared, which in turn could prove the difference between a tax refund or tax bill. No matter whether you're a seasoned investor or an absolute newcomer ...
After a three-month stretch which has included nine state, territory and federal budgets, the curtain has finally closed on budget season. The main event, of course, was the 2025 federal budget handed down back in March, but in the months since each ...
ASIC swoops on unlicensed finfluencers, time is running out for claims on dodgy add-on insurance, and do end-of-financial-year sales really offer value? Here are five things you may have missed this week. ASIC cracks down on finfluencers Investment ...
Winter officially starts on Sunday, June 1, and two very different reports have landed ahead of the chilly season. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting warmer-than-average days and nights across much of Australia. Rainfall is also likely to be above ...
Kitchens and bathrooms... these are the classic home improvement hotspots. The main courses on the renovation menu, so to speak. It turns out Australians also have a real appetite for a side dish of energy efficiency. Research conducted by Westpac last ...
When COVID-19 arrived, many Australians braced for a dramatic drop in property prices predicted by major banks, but Australia's housing market defied expectations and surged instead. In the tumultuous years that followed, a post-lockdown inflation ...
