Like any other insurance policy, life insurance has many variations to meet different users’ needs. Thus, before choosing one, you must determine what you need in a life insurance policy. The best way to determine the best policy is by evaluating your needs, premium costs and...
Wholesale electricity prices have dropped after a year of disruption from the war in Ukraine, generator outages and fossil fuel supply woes. Australian Energy Market Operator data for the December quarter of 2022 published on Wednesday shows federal market intervention to cap prices has had a...
Women are still woefully under-represented in top jobs but female leaders are becoming more common in Australia’s economic and financial institutions. Within Treasury, the government department responsible for economic policy, the federal budget and market regulation, 29 of the 47 high-level appointments made under the Albanese...
Households have been hit hard at the supermarket check-out but prices are unlikely to get any higher. Expectations are that inflation peaked in the fourth quarter of 2022 ahead of a gradual tracking down over the next two years. The quarterly consumer price index will be released...
Australia’s most liveable city is now also the most expensive for public school education. As more families tighten their belts due to inflation, the cost of education is soaring with some parents to spend upwards of $100,000 just to send their child to school in Melbourne. Research...
A partner at a leading auditing firm will face the robodebt royal commission to answer questions about an external inquiry into the scheme. Shane West from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will give evidence about a review into the Human Services department’s online processes, which was commissioned by former...