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After years of being maligned, frugality is enjoying a new renaissance complete with board games and baking bread. Serina Bird hopes it's here to stay.
Environmental issues are the top priority for eight out of 10 people when it comes to investing, as the memory of Australia's devastating summer of bushfires lingers on.
Regional Australians are feeling less financially comfortable than at any time in the past eight years in the wake of bushfires and drought.
The RBA has decided to keep rates on hold today at the record low rate of 0.75%.
It's hard to fathom - walking into your local bank branch accompanied by the family dog, having lost everything to bushfires bar the clothes on your back.
If you have solar panels, your energy bills could be higher than usual because bushfire smoke and dust storms have cut down on the sunlight needed to produce power.
The ATO is doubling down on its bushfire relief measures. If you or your business has been affected by the fires, you'll now have longer to submit tax returns and pay business activity statements. Refunds will also be fast-tracked.
From disaster payments to free financial counselling, here is where Australians can turn for assistance following the nation's devastating bushfires.
For many bushfire victims, financial hardship arrangements with banks or other credit providers will be necessary to navigate the road to recovery. Yet new legislation is set to put financial hardship agreements on credit records, threatening people's capacity to borrow.
