Sixteen years ago Bernie Shakeshaft started BackTrack Youth Works to keep troubled young people alive, out of jail, and chasing their hopes and dreams.
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Amanda's school P&C group raised $43,000. It's locked in a term deposit at 0.5% but is there a better investment for a lump sum like this?
For most of us, credit cards are a convenient way to pay. But scratch the surface, and chances are you'll find your card offers unexpected perks.
Author and journalist Anne Sebba is not someone to trifle with, once moving her pension fund because the investment firm addressed every letter to her husband.
When music promoters told John Tyrell 'you can't take a cover band overseas', he set out to prove them wrong. Bjorn Again now has celebrated 30 years of touring.
"When women are in poverty their children go with them," says businesswoman and lifelong activist Wendy McCarthy.
When it comes to making money as an endurance athlete, Samantha Gash realised people wanted to hear the struggles, not just the highlights.
"Education is the most reliable off-ramp from poverty," says Glyn Davis, works to inspire those who are fortunate to help those who are not.
When church attendance was banned in many parts of the world, Pushpay shareholders were worried donations would fall. Instead, the opposite happened.
Stuck with unwanted gifts after the silly season and want to donate them to a good cause? It's a generous move but can you claim it as a tax deduction?