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Gender norms have been baked into society over hundreds of years, making them hard to shift. But in the words of Bob Dylan, the times they are a-changin'. "What we are seeing is some emerging rebalancing between the genders with regards to work ... More

Q. We're hoping to retire in our early 50s - my wife is 46 and I'm 47. We both work full time with a combined income of $200,000 before tax, and hope to save at least $30,000 each year. We still have a few more years of private school fees to ... More

Older Australians are hanging up their boots later in life, forced to remain in the workforce well into their 70s. The participation rate for people aged 65-74 has doubled since the turn of the century, with a spike over the past two years, Deloitte ... More

Aussie workers are running on fumes in the lead up to payday and spending like kings the day after, according to new research from Xero. So important is payday that 58% mark it as a celebration, while one-third believes they've earned the right ... More

If you have taken a break from the workforce and aren't receiving superannuation contributions, you may lose some valuable benefits from July 1. There are a number of new superannuation rules starting in a few weeks. Some rules will impact people taking ... More

Every tax time, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) focuses on certain hotspots where taxpayers are prone - either accidentally or deliberately - to make errors. These are the areas it will concentrate its audit firepower on, and for those who have made ... More

It seems everyone is an influencer these days; just go to your local cafe and witness everyone excitedly photographing their food. Blogging is often perceived as an appealing job to have, and with most boasting about the appeals of working from the ... More

We regularly hear about manipulation in relationships. Gaslighting, a tactic that pushes victims to question their reality, seems to be trending everywhere as one of the most callous forms. Yet there is another kind that people need to aware of because ... More

One of the most common, repetitive and negative thought patterns is financial uncertainty. Left unaddressed it is like an undiagnosed cancer, a constant niggle that can eat away at your frame of mind in the short term with potentially catastrophic long-term ... More

When Thursday afternoon rolls around I always look as smug as the Cheshire cat. Not only is it my weekend, but it's a three day weekend because I choose to work four days a week. For many, part-time work is a necessity in busy family life but it can ... More