Those set to inherit trillions of dollars in family fortunes are preparing to splurge the money very differently from the generations that built. This is particularly true when it comes to high-end retailing.
Cheyanne Enciso
BMW has recalled thousands of vehicles over a fire risk caused by a manufacturing defect in seven different models.
Emma Kirk
Australia’s low-income workers remain the world’s best paid according to an international study which shows life is still pretty good in the Lucky Country.
Matt Mckenzie
Images of well-known economists including Tom Piotrowski are being used to lure unsuspecting Aussies into WhatsApp groups, with life-altering consequences.
Cameron Micallef
Hundreds of BHP workers have gone on strike at one of the world’s largest iron ore ports at Port Hedland.
Massive end of financial year discounts have failed to move the needle for Australian retailers, as households keep their wallets closed.
One Aussie council has cancelled its e-bike scheme over a row with the operator who refused to pick-up dumped bikes.
Insurers are charging Australians more than $3000 a year for home cover in some cities, as three main factors push premiums to new highs.
Coles has announced a major shot at supermarket rival Woolworths, unveiling a new Flybuys scheme and a potential $100 saving.
A woman who won a $15m luxury apartment block through a charity lottery could not be contacted about her new fortune during Telstra outage.
In the latest cost-of-living blow, motorists are being warned the price of fuel is set to soar, as the US takes on the role of “guardian of the Strait”.
Australian households have grown slightly more confident about their future, but a looming problem threatens to wipe out those gains.
Thousands of Australians will be refunded after a major electricity provider overcharged customers on a misleading plan.
Australia’s biggest super funds have failed a call centre test, with AustralianSuper answering just one in 10 calls as pressure mounts on the Government to bring in mandatory service standards.
Ryan Johnson
Australians are paying more for medicines because a powerful lobby group has locked patients and public evidence out of negotiations, it is claimed.
Fresh data has revealed West Aussies aged 20 to 24 are now the most likely cohort in the State to be juggling more than one profession amid rising living costs.
Caitlin Vinci
The sudden decline in residential property sales across Australia means that lenders are scrambling to generate new mortgage business.
Nick Bruining
The arrival of a child does not mean disappearing into duty. It means making sure your money can carry the life you have built.
A Perth broker says borrowers should ask for a better deal but keep a hard eye on the real cost of switching loans.
ASIC’s September deadline is putting crypto platforms under pressure and investors are being told to check what happens if one fails.
Thousands of seniors travelling around the State or looking to make a few extra dollars in the next few weeks can land a temporary Federal Government job — and not lose a cent of their fortnightly age pension.
Q+A: In order to balance accounts, there could be a number of advantages in contributing into your wife’s super rather than your own.
As fuel excise relief changes kicked in at the start of the month, households are once again bracing for higher costs at the bowser.
Chris Foster-Ramsay
The nation’s housing shortfall has blown out to 125,000 homes, and there’s a big reason why that won’t concern the majority of Australians.
