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The 2021-22 Federal Budget is anything but thrifty, but that doesn't mean that the rising tide lifts all boats. As with all Budgets, regardless of size, there are winners and losers. Here's what you need to know. Winners Low and middle income ... More

An estimated 250,000 low- and middle-income families with more than one child in care are set to benefit from a $1.7 billion subsidy boost, but experts say the changes will only help a quarter of families using childcare. Parents today face a binary ... More

This year's Federal Budget, dubbed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg as a "jobs budget", will be squarely focused on repairing the economy and boosting the employment rate and hours worked. "We won't be undertaking any sharp pivots towards austerity," ... More

Gretel Killeen is a comedian, TV presenter, artist, actor, journalist and prolific author whose career includes hosting the Logies, Big Brother and New Year's Eve celebrations. Just in time for Mother's Day, Killeen has released her book My ... More

There's more to life than soldiering on in the workforce - earning and spending - well into your 60s, according to a growing number of Australians who aim to retire much earlier. They want financial freedom and more happiness from following their ... More

Personally, I find it hard to summon the requisite rage to properly resent "Boomers", because I'm too busy being angered by millennials and their constant whining about how hard their lives are, but I can tell you that I don't like being bundled ... More

Dr Amantha Imber started her career helping advertising agencies connect products with consumers. After losing her mojo, she was inspired to start Inventium, a behavioural science consultancy, which helps companies create better workplaces for their ... More

Two weeks after Charlie left his wife, Sarah, and their two children, Archie and Tom, he announced he wasn't paying private school fees anymore. The kids could go to a public school, he said. Sarah could see that their kids were distressed and grieving ... More

Mack Horton, Olympic swimmer and gold medallist, 24, "training, training and training" for the Tokyo Olympics in July. While some Olympians were on the cusp of retirement when the Games were postponed last year, Horton is already setting his sights ... More

Usually when people reach retirement age they find they are financially comfortable - and that's a great thing. It means you've worked hard all your life and you've put away sufficient funds to provide for yourself. Retirement should be ... More