From tax and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will nab a cash boost as stage 3 tax cuts kick in, and new data from consumer comparison website Finder shows most Australians need it. Just two in 5,Continue Reading
The start of the new financial year is just around the corner, and as always there are a raft of big changes kicking in. “The end of the financial year always brings with it the opportunity to get your finances in order,” said Sarah Megginson, personal finance expert at comparisonContinue Reading
With more than three million likes on TikTok and 70,000 followers on Instagram, you’d be forgiven for thinking Ella Victoria was enjoying a lucrative career. But the influencer has revealed even she’s moving back in with family to save money. If you needed another thing to remind you that housingContinue Reading
A Brisbane supermarket has decided to axe its self-serve checkouts forever due to one very sad reason. IGA Greenslopes will shut down the modern mechanism for good in favour of good old fashioned manned checkouts. The controversial change has reportedly been implemented in response to a massive spike in shoplifting,Continue Reading
Every Aussie has experienced the moment when you finally get your first “real” job, you get your first pay slip and are hit with the brutal reality of just how much of it goes towards tax. After the initial shock, most people get used to it pretty quickly, but itContinue Reading
A Coles customer has hit out at the supermarket giant after he claims he was made to feel like a thief over their 25 cent paper bags. The shopper took to social media to vent his frustrations, claiming staff insisted on scanning his four Coles paper bags he had setContinue Reading
A mum’s grocery haul from 2022 has exposed just how much costs have increased in just two years, with Aussie’s claiming the same shop would be almost “impossible” in 2024. The woman shared photos of the groceries overflowing on top of her kitchen counters, revealing the pictures were taken almostContinue Reading
Chilling security camera footage shared to social media, sparking a flood of comments, reveals a threat to an increasing number of Australian households. Melbourne media personality Jacqui Felgate, host of 3AW’s Drive program, yesterday uploaded a clip to Instagram sent to her by a listener. In it, a man wearingContinue Reading
Australians who will miss out on generous tax cuts aren’t mostly wealthy company bosses or bankers, but ordinary hardworking tradies and small business owners, one economic commentator argues. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today confirmed the government will water down Stage 3 tax cuts, taking money from those on higher incomesContinue Reading
Aussies will never spend about $1.4bn in gift cards, according to new data from Finder. Thousands of Aussies gave or received a gift voucher over the holiday season, but it turns out a lot of them will never be used. The comparison website surveyed more than 1000 Australians to uncoverContinue Reading