When you have a tight budget, it may seem impossible to save money. And with rising inflation, it’s not difficult to understand why the personal savings rate in Australia decreased last year. However, conserving money while you’re short on cash may not be as difficult as...
Family law encompasses a wide range of legal issues, including divorce, child support, and custody, and navigating through these matters can be an intricate and emotionally challenging experience for all parties involved. In Australia, family law cases are governed by specific laws outlined in the...
All eyes will be on jobs data this week as Australians hope for more positive signs before the Reserve Bank’s first rate decision of the year. A slowdown in jobs growth is expected to show up in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ December labour force report,...
Controversial tax cuts providing greater relief for high-earning Australians will remain in place, the prime minister has vowed. Anthony Albanese said stage three tax cuts will still go ahead and come into effect on July 1. The tax cuts will create a single tax bracket for workers...
Leading Australian companies are “talking the talk” on climate but failing to follow through on green commitments, posing a threat to national climate targets, researchers say. Data on corporate and peak body lobbying on climate policy found most misrepresent their corporate agenda with “pro-climate PR”, according...
The country’s grocery giants could be forced to comply with a mandatory code of conduct amid surging shelf prices and skyrocketing supermarket profits. The government announced on Wednesday that former Labor minister Craig Emerson would head its review of the Food and Grocery Code of conduct,...
Australians could be nearly $200 richer if they kept track of their gift cards instead of letting them go to waste. Across the nation, about $1.4 billion worth of gift cards have gone untouched, according to data from comparison website Finder. Roughly one in three Australians are...
One in four Australians plan to go on a cruise this year, with younger people the most likely to set sail, a new survey has revealed. The figure is more than three times that of last year, representing a much-needed recovery for the cruise industry which...
Intended protection laws will fail to prevent big gas companies putting Australia’s ground and surface water at risk, a leading environmental engineer warns. An assessment known as the water trigger, in place for more than 10 years and expanded by federal parliament in December, is still...
A world run by robots is often a top concern when discussing artificial intelligence but the government is not worried about a takeover so much as a disinformation deluge. As technology rapidly develops, it’s considering laws to ensure stronger AI protections, particularly in high-risk industries. Generative AI,...