education

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

Generating a 33% return in 10 weeks is the stuff of dreams, even for the top echelon of active traders. Yet this time it wasn't the achievement of a top professional trader. That honour goes instead to Daniel Goh, a Year 11 economics student at ... More

Amanda is chief executive of First Nations Foundation. She is a lawyer and entrepreneur who has worked in the indigenous space for many years in Queensland and Victoria. Through the foundation, she connects indigenous opportunities to enablers and is ... More

Tutoring was once for kids who struggled to keep up with the class but it is so much more now. Parents who can afford tutoring - and believe it will give their kids an edge - are signing them up for a whole raft of reasons. They do it to help them through ... More

Josh Frydenberg will unveil the 2019 Federal Budget, his first as treasurer, in Canberra tonight. With all eyes on Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he prepares to announce the date of the next federal election, tonight's Budget is an important step ... More

Every parent wants the best for their children and to give them every opportunity possible. However, this comes at a seemingly ever increasing cost. In the past 10 years, independent or private school fees in NSW have increased by 61%, according to ... More

My kids will start their working lives with a big chunk of debt accumulated from the cost of their university courses. They aren't alone. Over 2.7 million Australians have debts from their higher education qualifications. Total loans reached $54 ... More