Borrowers have borne the brunt of a resurgence in inflation, with the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates and leaving the door open for more. The RBA’s monetary policy board lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent in a unanimous decision on...
Australia is set for higher inflation, faster price growth and lower real income growth, the Reserve Bank has predicted in grim new forecasts. Released alongside the central bank’s decision to lift interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Tuesday, the updated forecasts produced by the bank’s...
Motorists will be offered another incentive to choose electric over petrol through a $60 million program to cut the cost of car loans. The Climate Energy Finance Corporation announced the scheme in partnership with Hyundai on Tuesday, revealing it could reduce a $70,000 loan by more...
An $800 million Commonwealth-state deal for 17,000 new homes is a milestone in the promise to provide 100,000 dwellings for first-time buyers, the federal government says. The agreement will include almost 7000 homes for first-up owners in Adelaide and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said other jurisdictions...
A growing number of motorists are putting the brakes on petrol and diesel vehicles, instead choosing hybrid and electric models for their next car. The trend is accelerating in 2026, according to figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries on Wednesday, as new petrol vehicle...
Tourists keen to follow tradition by tossing a coin into Rome’s Trevi Fountain will need to dig a little deeper as the city introduces a visitor fee. The new 2-euro ($A3.40) charge, aimed at easing overtourism and helping fund upkeep of the monument, applies only to...
For busy professionals, tax is rarely the top priority—until the deadline looms, the stress kicks in, and you’re scrambling through emails, receipts, and bank statements, wondering if you’ve missed something important. Between long work hours, family commitments, and trying to squeeze in some version of a...
When you’re running a small business, legal considerations can feel like background noise—important, but easy to push aside while you focus on customers, cash flow, and growth. However, copyright and trademarks are not “big business only” issues. They affect websites, branding, marketing, social media, products,...
Let’s just say it plainly, softly, and maybe with a nervous laugh: nobody wants your stuff. Not in the way you think they do, anyway. This isn’t a judgement. It’s a mercy. And once you really let it sink in, it’s oddly freeing. Because one day...
Valentine’s Day tends to divide opinion like few other dates on the calendar. For some, it’s a highlight — hearts in shop windows, dinner reservations, flowers wrapped in crisp paper. For others, it’s awkward, commercialised, or even painful. And somewhere in between sits the truth:...