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Raiding super is a sugar hit: Here are five sweeter ways of getting $44 a week extra
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1132+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Last week we saw the enticing, vote-buying idea of being able to raid our super contributions, raised again. Previously a Coalition thought bubble, One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has been spruiking it this time. Because gee it’s a sugar hit....
Australia softens local gas supply rules, easing fears in Asia
4+ day, 40+ min ago (762+ words) September 10, 2026 — 4:07pm Labor has softened some of its proposed laws compelling gas exporters to reserve more supply for Australians after holding talks with gas producers and buyers and facing pressure from key trading partners in Asia. Under the modified plan to…...
We want to help our 28-year-old buy his first home. Should we take out a mortgage?
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (583+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:00am We would love your advice on helping our 28-year-old son buy his first apartment. He has saved more than $200,000 but, having recently completed his PhD, is looking for a postdoctoral position. Meanwhile, he earns money tutoring and marking exams,…...
More than 200 staff stood down at collapsed developer Bathla
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (646+ words) September 7, 2026 — 11:04am More than 200 staff have been stood down from the collapsed Bathla Group after a weekend of crisis talks, as administrators confirmed construction on developments in Sydney would be suspended. Bathla said in a statement on Monday that it had…...
Golden super number Aussies want to retire on
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (32+ words) SMH.com.au One in three Australians hope to retire with over $1 million in their superannuation fund, new research shows. September 6, 2026 — 7:27pm...
Telstra had no shortage of warnings before its outage. How did it miss them?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (497+ words) September 6, 2026 — 2:49pm Last week, Telstra published a review into its major outage in July. While many commentators were focused on the coverage of chief executive Vicki Brady being on holiday when disaster struck, or whether China was behind the outage, the…...
‘Caught in a trap’: The most expensive regions for insurance on Australia’s east coast revealed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1740+ words) Megan Vicary is among the growing ranks of Australians who do not carry full home insurance. The 52-year-old moved to her 10-hectare property in Yarramundi in the Hawkesbury region nine years ago and had an insurance policy that cost her…...
Coalition vows to cut pack of cigarettes to $8
1+ week, 4+ day ago (43+ words) SMH.com.au The Coalition has unveiled its plan to slash the tobacco excise by 80 per cent, bringing the cost of a legal pack of cigarettes down to just $8. September 3, 2026 — 9:59am...
Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking
1+ week, 5+ day ago (372+ words) September 2, 2026 — 11:58am The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they dealt with the fallout from the war in Iran. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning reported that annual…...
More house price pain to come, warns nation’s biggest lender
1+ week, 6+ day ago (877+ words) September 1, 2026 — 3:48pm The nation’s biggest home lender has warned property prices will continue to fall until well into next year, led by steep falls in Sydney and Melbourne that could be even worse if the Reserve Bank delivers another interest rate…...