For some people, a major reason for beginning to prepare for life’s ‘what if’ scenarios is starting a family. If your primary concern is taking care of your family, life insurance is an excellent option. It makes sure that your loved ones are supported financially, both...
The cost of living continues to bite household budgets across the country but the federal government is promising measures to ease the squeeze are on their way. The start of the new financial year on July 1 will bring a 15 per cent pay rise for...
Before you complete your tax return for 2022–23, find out what’s new and any changes that may affect you. Working from home deduction changes The fixed rate method for calculating your deduction for working from home expenses has been revised. The revised fixed rate method allows you to claim...
A sharp fall in consumer prices will take pressure off the Reserve Bank, but persistent growth in rents and services will keep further rate hikes in play. The consumer price index sunk back to 5.6 per cent in the year to May, from 6.8 per cent...
More than half of financially vulnerable Australians cannot afford to pay utility bills on time, new Salvation Army research has found, as cost of living pressures continue to mount nationwide. The survey found 64 per cent of those polled did not have enough money to pay...
Workforce shortages continue to plague manufacturing businesses, even as the slowing economy and the influx of migrants take the edge off the competitive labour market. The monthly business survey by Westpac and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry released on Tuesday revealed ongoing tightness in...