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Australians have had to adapt after their livelihoods took a hit from government restrictions introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus. In this series called Making It Work , we look at how individuals and businesses have pivoted to stay afloat ... More

Children have a view about whether their parents are fair or not from an early age. If their siblings are overly favoured, they will let you know. It always surprises me when one of my kids has calculated - often to the dollar - what I did for their ... More

With almost 600,000 Australians losing their jobs in April, and a further 600,000 seeing their hours cut, it could be time to upskill or retrain to improve your employment prospects. Nicole Scoble-Williams, Future of Work partner at Deloitte, says more ... More

Australians have had to adapt after their livelihoods took a hit from government restrictions introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus. In this series called Making It Work , we look at how individuals and businesses have pivoted to stay afloat ... More

Australians have had to adapt after their livelihoods took a hit from government restrictions introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus. In this series called Making It Work , we look at how individuals and businesses have pivoted to stay afloat ... More

I live in Sydney with my wife and two young kids. I plan to buy a second home in the next two years, which I assume will cost between $900,000 and $1.2 million. I'm looking to buy in a suburb with a good government school, otherwise I need to pay for ... More

If you have taken out a student loan to fund your university degree, you are not alone. There are 2.7 million Australians with debts from their higher education study. Many students and their families aren't in a position to pay or don't see ... More

It's hard to fathom - walking into your local banking branch accompanied by the family dog, having lost everything to bushfires bar the clothes on your back. This was the grim reality faced by one Bendigo Bank customer, and echoes the experiences ... More

Q. My partner passed away 18 months ago and left us a large amount of money. I am 48 and have three kids: a 23-year-old son and two daughters aged 21 and 14. We have a home loan ($371,000), on which I have placed a large sum of money ($250,000), leaving ... More

One day I was watching my kids perform at their end-of-year school concert, and the next I am getting them ready again for school. At least, that's what it feels like. Back-to-school shopping often comes at a time when many families are still recovering ... More