From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022,Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.
Most financial content focuses on helping people spend less. But what about people who are already good at saving,but terrible at spending?
Most people,whether they have a meagre or a juicy lump sum in super,still struggle to work out how much they can safely outlay before they die.
Millions of parents are under intense pressure. But plenty are in cruise mode – financially chastened,but hardly on the bones of their bums. So why are we all getting free money?
Despite a $4 billion fall in one of its biggest expenses,new tax cuts and higher spending on healthcare have eaten into the government’s progress in cutting back on deficits.
From fuel to fancy cars and a cold one at the pub,there are some vices – and necessities – that are carrying an extra cost.
The number of stolen cars in one state has more than doubled in a decade,with insurance premiums likely to rise as a result.
A long-running survey of Australians has found inequality has shot up,just as young people find themselves shut out of the housing market.
One of Trump’s top Pentagon picks,Elbridge Colby,made the United States’ first explicit call for Australia to massively increase defence spending to counter China.
Although consumers continue to flock to Kmart in search of better deals,Wesfarmers’ CEO remains cautious.