A number of Melburnians longing for the keys to their newly built home have had that dream quashed after another residential builder entered external administration on Thursday. Red Bluff Homes has become the latest construction company to collapse this year, after calling liquidators in to wind up its trade. TheContinue Reading
Stacey Hollands always wanted to be a beauty therapist from a young age but when she started in the industry she realised she didn’t want to do the “fluffy stuff” like massages. Her passion was helping people with skin conditions particularly as she was in her early 20s and “suffering”Continue Reading
Two best mates from Melbourne who started-up a business from their bedroom are on track to make a whopping $40 million this financial year. Lisandro Paz and Benn Martiniello were at school together since they were young and were always “scheming” up business ideas with the sports mad pair alsoContinue Reading
The devastated husband of a Melbourne woman who was tragically killed in a horrific head-on crash earlier this year has been shocked that a request to claim her life insurance has been denied. Mum-of-one Divya Bhatia, who was remembered by her husband Robin Mehra as a “cherished wife” and aContinue Reading
Food and grocery prices at Australia’s two supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles have surged by a whopping 9.6 per cent in April, according to a new report. Common grocery items including Vegemite, peanut butter and yoghurt have soared higher in cost compared to overall inflation of 7 per cent, theContinue Reading
When Alana Smith launched her “crazy” idea for a business it had a very raunchy name – Sex Kitten – but it wasn’t for what people might think and it attracted the likes of celebrities such as Britney Spears. Instead, the Brisbane woman was inspired to create a fashion labelContinue Reading
A single mum has revealed why she decided to quit her “dream job” at the “pinnacle” of her career, revealing she was happier when living on welfare. In a viral social media video earlier this month, Alicia explained that at 30, she was “experiencing severe burnout”. She had been workingContinue Reading
Just one in 10 potential first homebuyers could actually achieve the Australian dream and buy their own property, alarming new research has revealed. After decades of soaring property prices locked many young people out of ever escaping the nightmare rental market, the research shows it was actually lower interest ratesContinue Reading
Major retailers such as JB Hi-Fi are facing the threat of investors voting against the election of male directors because they have failed to meet expectations that 30 per cent of their board are made up of women. The Australian Council of Superannuation Funds (ACSI), which has spent 10 yearsContinue Reading
There are warnings that the federal budget could see interest rates hiked above 4.1 per cent, plunging Australians into a world of financial pain. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget was “unambiguously expansionary”, with the injection of money set to boost the economy by 1.5 perContinue Reading