Finance Stories

  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its final report into how Australia’s big banks have dealt with sub-standard financial advisers. The report was the culmination of a long-term investigation by ASIC, which...

National Australia Bank (NAB) has raised variable interest rates on some home loans for owner occupiers and residential investors.

The Assistant Treasurer’s refusal to rule out allowing first home buyers access to their superannuation funds for a deposit has been met with industry and opposition disapproval ahead of the May 9 Budget. Assistant Treasurer Michael...

Latest research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows the cost of living for retirees has risen, particularly in capital cities. Unfortunately for Sydneysiders, housing affordability is a particularly serious challenge. Only 65%...

New Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures show ATM withdrawals have slumped to their lowest level in 15 years. The statistics have hit just as the RBA prepare to introduce its $1 billion New Payments Platform...

The Turnbull Government announced on Friday the creation of an Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, which aims to develop an affordable and social housing proposal for Australia. The taskforce aims to create a bond aggregator model to...

Roy Morgan Research has revealed that more women than men are their household’s main income earner.  New research shows that more than half (52%) of women now say they’re the main breadwinner, up from 39% in...

New research from the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) reveals how much the cost of a university education has risen the last decade.

CANSTAR busts the common misconceptions about home loan interest rates.

Emergency and elective surgery waiting times have worsened, according to the latest public hospital report card. Does this highlight the value of private health insurance? The Australian Medical Association's (AMA) 2017 Public Hospital Report Card has...

The increasing popularity of cashless payments is seeing several cash-reliant industries lose out, according to new research from ME Bank. ME’s study of 2,000 transaction account holders revealed that 61% of Australians now use less cash...

Service and retail employees will see up to a 25% reduction in their Sunday penalty rates following today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission. The hospitality, fast food, retail and pharmacy industries will all see Sunday...

ING Direct and Macquarie Bank are the latest banks to bring Apple Pay to their customers, joining 46 other institutions in Australia.

The government will put $27 million towards immunisation, health checks, and maternal health programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Over two thirds (68%) of Australians now spend and earn money through the sharing economy, according to new research from P2P lender RateSetter. An estimated 10.8 million Australians are set to earn extra money from sharing...

More than half of Australian internet users are at risk from online crimes, according to a new survey from ME Bank. The majority (51%) of the 2,000 smartphone and tablet users in ME Bank’s cyber security...

Bushfires have all but decimated the small New South Wales town of Uarbry over the last day. With summer’s cruel heat showing no signs of stopping, Australian banks are providing emergency assistance. With more than 2,000...

The Federal Government has introduced its revised Budget Savings Bill, which cuts welfare payments whilst boosting childcare subsidies.

Inadequate travel insurance cover and risky behaviour overseas are making life dangerous for Australian travellers, according to a recent survey. Of the nearly 10 million Aussies (that’s 41% of our population!) who travelled overseas in 2015-16,...

The latest report from AIHW shows both cancer diagnosis rates and cancer survival rates are increasing.