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The federal government is set to return more than 470,000 robodebts valued at $720 million, after admitting that its method for assessing the income of welfare recipients was flawed. But how do you know, and what should you do, if you're due for ... More

Earlier this week the federal government announced it was looking at ways to help tradies and the travel and entertainment industries. For tradies, the proposal would see them receiving the benefit of renovation grants to homeowners including a boost ... More

"What's going on with the sharemarket? The economy is toast and we have a 7% rise?!" That WhatsApp message came through to me in late March from a friend who's no dummy. He's had a successful career in finance and now runs a small business. ... More

Small businesses are set to get a reprieve after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) gave the go-ahead for banks to defer principal and interest repayments for loans to small businesses affected by coronavirus. "We consider that ... More

With half of Australians very worried about the tough financial times ahead, where can you get financial assistance because of the coronavirus? One in five Australians say they have no savings and can't afford to not work, according to a survey ... More

Households, pensioners, and small businesses stand to benefit from the governments $17.6 billion response to COVID-19, but will it be enough? "It's not for us to tell those Australians how to spend their money, but what we do know from experience ... More

Confused about what is available under drought relief by the federal and state governments? You are not alone. More than 60% of eligible farmers haven't taken advantage of the federal government's latest drought relief measure known as Farm ... More