Miners have welcomed the government’s $1.2 billion plan to buy critical minerals to shore up supplies for defence and clean energy technologies. Antimony, gallium and rare earth metals were unveiled by Resources Minister Madeleine King as the first elements to be included in a long-promised strategic...
THE COST OF EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA ACROSS 13 YEARS FOR A CHILD STARTING SCHOOL IN 2026 * National city average: $113,594 (government), $247,174 (catholic), $369,594 (independent) * National regional and remote average: $100,395 (government), $223,874 (catholic), $230,144 (independent) MAJOR CITY SCHOOL COSTS * Melbourne: $121,202 (government), $247,999 (catholic), $435,902...
If you think you’re paying too much for a cup of coffee, there’s good news and bad. The positive is that the extraordinary spike in the cost of beans, which caused cafes and supermarkets to increase prices in the past two years, has stabilised. Drought in Brazil,...
Australians’ blooming love affair with fuel-efficient vehicles is sweeping into the second-hand car market, with figures showing hybrid and electric models are wooing more candidates. But plug-in hybrid electric cars are rising in popularity fastest, with the vehicles becoming the only type to post an increase...
Many people dream of “owning a business,” yet unknowingly recreate the very job they were trying to escape. They swap a boss for customers, fixed hours for longer ones, and job security for constant pressure. True business ownership, in its purest sense, is different. It’s about...
As we move through life, we plan for many things — work, family, retirement and finances. Yet one area that is often overlooked is planning for a time when we may not be able to make decisions for ourselves. This is where documents like a Power...