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BusinessCommentsPremium‘Pleased’: Bank’s unbelievable rates rise blunder

An Australian lender has faced backlash after making an abject blunder when it passed on an interest rate hike to homeowners.

Cameron Micallef

A review found the superannuation sector is lagging behind other industries in scam prevention. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Personal FinancePremiumSuper funds blindsided by watchdog's unreleased review

Australia's superannuation industry looks forward to working with the corporate watchdog on scam prevention, noting they still haven't seen a critical report.

Adrian Black

In 2025, Scamwatch received more than 800 reports related to superannuation, with more than $22 million lost.

ASICPremiumASIC calls on super funds to lift anti-scam game

Superannuation funds are doing worse than the Big Four banks at alerting members to frauds, according to ASIC, with some trustees not achieving a “passing grade” when it comes to anti-scam communications.

Cheyanne Enciso

Homeowners are again facing rising interest rates.

RBA RECAPCommentsWhat homeowners need to do right now

How has it come to this? Just six months ago all talk was about how many more interest rate cuts we could expect. How quickly things change. After just a year of relief, homeowners have now been whacked.

Daniel Newell

Chances are we’ll see rates rise.

RBACommentsPremiumThe one thing Chalmers must do to stop interest rate rises

The Reserve Bank of Australia wouldn’t have to hike interest rates if the Federal Government made a tough decision, a leading economist says.

Stephen Johnson

The least claimed Centrelink benefit is a payment you can receive when you’re charged with the job of caring for someone ... and you don’t need to be a relative.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumAre you eligible for Centrelink’s least claimed benefit?

The least claimed Centrelink benefit is a payment you can receive when you’re charged with the job of caring for someone ... and you don’t need to be a relative. See if you’re eligible here.

Nick Bruining

Nothing beats the excitement of your first real payday after many years of study and work.  But how can you use this new-found wealth to set you up for life? Here’s where to start ...

Nick BruiningCommentsPremiumFirst proper job? Here are the money hacks you need to know

Nothing beats the excitement of your first real payday after many years of study and work. But how can you use this new-found wealth to set you up for life? Here’s where to start ...

Nick Bruining

In this post-gender wage gap era, strides towards equality have been made, yet many modern women still contend with a rather quirky phenomenon known as the female expense gap. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumWhy women over 40 really must mind the expenses gap

In this post-gender wage-gap era, strides towards equality have been made, yet many modern women still contend with a rather quirky phenomenon known as the female expense gap. 

Sarah Wells

What’s on your financial hit-list for this year? If you’re still staring at it - daunted by the long road ahead - there’s a simple way to start your journey to a wealthier you.

DEBTMANCommentsPremiumSmall steps that can build your wealth

DEBTMAN: What’s on your financial hit-list for this year? If you’re still staring at it - daunted by the long road ahead - there’s a simple way to start your journey to a wealthier you.

Bruce Brammall

Asking a retirement planner for advice is a wise move to make sure your savings last as long as you do once you give up work. Don’t get stuck with one that’s just chasing their share of your wealth.

Nick Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumAdvice from your retirement planner raises lots of red flags

Q+A: Asking a retirement planner for advice is a wise move to make sure your savings last as long as you do once you give up work. Don’t get stuck with one that’s just chasing their share of your wealth.

Nick Bruining

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FINANCEGrim reason Aussies working 6 more years

Cost-of-living pressures have created a retirement crisis so severe that workers are abandoning plans to leave the workforce.

Cameron Micallef

Older tenants are the hidden face of the rental crisis.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumWhy boomer tenants are the hidden face of the rental crisis

While the older generation were able to buy houses cheaply during the 1980s and 1990s, many would now be financially struggling if they didn’t get into the housing market.

Stephen Johnson

The RBA held rates at its last meeting of 2025 but inflation reading this week suggest a hike could be inevitable.

RBACommentsPremiumWorrying market move cements chance of a rate rise next week

Inflation data this week added fuel the fire as the RBA mulls a rate rise at next week’s meeting. Now moves by the markets suggest it could be a certainty.

David Finnerty

RBA governor Michele Bullock faces a tricky tightrope on inflation and interest rates heading into next week’s reserve bank meeting.

RBACommentsPremium‘High stakes’: Home borrowers warned four rate hikes coming

Mortgage holders with $700,000 loans face an extra $5412 a year in debt costs.

Stephen Johnson

Great Southern Bank chief executive Paul Lewis and P&N Group chief executive Andrew Hadley after announcing merger talks last year.

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P&N’s second strike as it cans $30b merger talks

The former credit union has canned talks about a potential $30 billion tie-up with Queensland’s Great Southern Bank that would have created the country’s biggest mutual bank.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

Australians currently use AI to shop for them. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

newsPremium‘Game changer’: Aussies use AI to shop

Almost half of Australians already use AI to shop online, but Mastercard’s breakthrough could eliminate the security risks that have plagued digital purchases.

Cameron Micallef

ASIC Chair Joe Longo.

ASICCommentsASIC chair calls for ‘boring’ investing, warns on AI risk

Outgoing ASIC chairman Joe Longo says Australians must be taught to understand investment risk better, rather than rely on the regulator to control the democratisation of the investment landscape.

Tom Richardson

The financial watchdog is keeping a close eye on the increasingly ubiquitous use of AI agents, which are capable of independently performing tasks with minimal human input.

Your MoneyPremiumWatchdog pushes financial literacy to counter AI boom

Artificial intelligence-powered scams featuring fake celebrities are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AI risks facing consumers, ASIC warns.

Jacob Shteyman

Sir Donald Bradman's Baggy Green cap has sold for a record $460,000 at auction. Image: Supplied

SPORTCricket great’s cap sells for record price

Sir Donald Bradman’s Baggy Green cap has sold for a record price at an Australia Day auction.

Emma Kirk

Ouch. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

BusinessPremiumAussies will lose $26.7 million on Monday

Australians will spend millions in extra surcharge fees on the Monday public holiday, with fresh figures showing how much it will hit your family’s budget.

Cameron Micallef

The FSU labels called the plan an insult to workers. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Business‘Insult’: Major bank slammed for job cuts

A major Australian bank has been slammed for reneging on promise to workers and announcing nearly 200 roles could be affected.

Cameron Micallef

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BREAKINGShock jobs data sends Aussie dollar soaring

Thousands of Australians entered the workforce just before the new year, sending the Aussie dollar on a run higher and having huge ramifications for cash strapped mortgage holders.

Cameron Micallef

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POLITICSPremiumMP flights slashed after expenses scandal

A federal MP’s expenses scandal has triggered a dramatic overhaul on parliamentary travel – with elected officials now under strict new travel entitlements.

Nathan Schmidt

Secrets Shhh specialised in providing affordable jewellery as an alternative to luxury items, selling sustainably-sourced, laboratory grown and simulated diamond alternatives across Australia. Supplied

JOBSCollapsed Aussie jeweller’s major update

An Australian jewellery retailer known for promoting affordable alternatives to mined diamonds has announced a major milestone, after collapsing into administration last year.

Cameron Micallef