Australia has recorded its fourth consecutive current account deficit, with two things pushing the nation further into the red.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s billionaires became $50,000 richer every single minute of 2025, analysis of the latest rich list shows.
Blair Jackson
Millions of drivers face double demerits across the King’s Birthday long weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
Emma Kirk
A rush to knock 20 per cent off car registration costs has crashed one state’s public services app and website.
As student debtors are lumped with an extra $1bn of debt, a simple change to the annual hike date has been floated.
Q&A: Can your grandchild challenge your will, who is allowed to see what’s in there and what evidence would you need to challenge it if you miss out?
Nick Bruining
With $2.5 trillion up for grabs in WA, fights among beneficiaries of wills are rising. But parents of kids relying on an inheritance can take simple steps to avoid or minimise the chance of a dispute.
The reality is, many Australians aren’t falling short on their super because they lack capacity. They’re falling short because they’re not using the system as it was designed.
Nicholas Hart
Q+A: Got help from the Australian government for your education, then headed off for a bright future and career overseas? You can’t hide from the tax man. What you need to know (and do) to avoid a monster bill.
More Australians say they feel prepared for retirement but one age group on the cusp of giving up work are not so sure they will have enough to live on.
Daniel Newell
Australians are dramatically changing how much money they need and how long they will stay in the workforce as cost-of-living smashes retirement plans.
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has been grilled on a key detail on small business carve-outs amid the backlash to the government’s CGT reform.
Ria Pandey
One state’s free-travel era is almost over, with a new relief scheme coming into effect on Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
Kate Stephenson
Liberal Leader Angus Taylor has used his first address to party stalwarts since the federal budget to take a swipe at the Prime Minister’s controversial tax reforms.
One lucky NSW woman has become a multi-millionaire, taking home a $60m million Powerball jackpot thanks to an insane detail.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
A group of Australians have surprisingly emerged as the most optimistic about the next 12 months despite being stung by cost-of-living pressures.
Australian household spending suffered its biggest fall in three years in April, but it is not all bad news for consumers.
A woman’s $50 lotto ticket has transformed her into a millionaire owner of three luxury properties after she scored the grand $12m prize package.
Money markets have virtually ruled out the Reserve Bank hiking rates again in June after inflation dipped in April, but it won’t be a long-term reprieve.
A big-four bank has been slapped with a whopping $26 million fine for a six-year failure to help customers facing financial hardship.
Australians have secured electricity savings of up to $1303 annually as renewable energy helps transform the power pricing landscape.
Ria Pandey and Cameron Micallef
One of the big four banks has built a conversational ‘companion’ that will sit inside its main banking app, ready to offer solutions to financial questions.
Kaaren Morrissey
One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds has demanded a ban on social media financial advice ads after thousands of Australians lost $1b.
Australian telcos are warning of higher mobile plan costs and a slower network after the regulator dismissed pleas for a substantially lower licence fee.
