Risks such as accidents, calamities and medical emergencies can change your life, leaving you with debt and losses.For example, if a fire damages your home, you must use your savings to rebuild or see …
Are you the employee who eagerly waits for retirement day or one who fears it because they are not prepared? While there is no blueprint for a happy retirement, some actions can help increase the chan …
Top 10 financial New Year’s resolutions to achieve in the new year
The new year is a perfect time to reflect on your achievements from the ending year and to plan for the new year.While you can also make resolutions for other aspects of life, financial success should …
How does rising inflation affect small business’ insurance requirements?
The rising inflation we’re experiencing now is affecting insurance in a number of ways.Materials commonly used to replace damaged properties, such as building items and even labour, are in short suppl …
Raising the roof for more female trade apprentices
Dressed in high-vis and working on a roof, Meliha Birkett is the one per cent.She is one of roughly 65 female roof tilers in Australia, among 6500 people employed in the trade.Ms Birkett, 19, began wo …
Home values slide further but regions prove resilient
The housing market fell another one per cent in January, with the major cities still leading the downturn.CoreLogic’s home value index shows ongoing resilience in regional areas despite fewer people m …
Baby Boomers most likely to create electric car boom
Interest in electric vehicles is rising in Australia and Baby Boomers have become the most likely generation to buy one of the next-generation vehicles, according to new research.The survey of 1040 Au …
Australia looks to plug EU energy gap with renewables
Australia is being proposed as a solution to Europe’s energy woes with the energy minister pushing for closer ties.Delivering a speech in Brussels, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Australia will be a …
A new survey will provide information for fossil fuel industry workers who need an exit strategy for themselves and their communities.Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Monday over 60,000 clean energ …
Bonza takes to the sky with first Australian flight
It’s wheels up for Australia’s newest airline as Bonza hopes to fill an aviation niche by offering low-cost flights on under-serviced routes.Speaking from the carrier’s base on the Sunshine Coast, CEO …
Creating Financial Stability in Uncertain Times Happy New Year! Do you start the new year eager to set goals and put new habits in place? I know I do. It always feels like a bit of a clean slate to fi …
