The media’s attention-grabbing headlines are misguided and unhelpful, when the focus needs to be on how our school systems are failing students and teachers.
Nudge theory is used in many sectors, but can be particularly helpful in getting people to actively engage in decisions affecting their savings and investments.
Setting financial goals, even if only modest, can help us to prioritise, make better decisions, and regain a sense of control. Here’s how to set – and achieve – them.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
Well-off investors with multiple properties own a majority of rental homes. They have no excuse not to do the right thing by their tenants.
We hear a lot about the negative impact of rate rises on mortgage repayments, while little is made of the benefits of high interest rates.
Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used words with specific meanings in the objective he intends to legislate, among them “preserve”, “dignified”, “equitable” and “sustainable”.
There’s an “unprecedented” shortage of teachers right across Australia. Education ministers have released a plan to try to address it.
The October 2022 budget marks a departure from the “blokier” budgets of recent years, centring gender equality and the care economy rather than high-vis and hard hats.
The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.
This year’s election results show Australians are eager for fast action on climate change. Here are four ways our new prime minister can deliver energy reform to meet emission targets.
The Coalition’s Super Home Buyer Scheme benefits property developers, not the young trying to enter the property market.
The Australian Greens, rather than the Labor Party, have emerged as the champions of the contemporary Australian welfare state.
The government used to set interest rates, but no longer does. If the UAP really did try to deliver on an election promise to cap interest rates at 3% for five years, what would the consequences be?
Single Australian women over 60 are the most likely to live in poverty, earning less than $30,000 a year, and it's taking a heavy emotional toll, with mental distress on the rise.
While all cultures celebrate the new year, the Chinese are probably one of the few that use these money-related words as their greetings in the biggest festival of the year.
The four main contributors to poor mental health in older women include illness and disability, financial insecurity, maltreatment, and loss and grief.
There are several past examples of federal cabinet ministers resigning or being sacked over unproven claims that they deny.
Superannuation helps fund homeownership, and homeownership helps retirees get the pension.
Justice Kevin Zervos reflects on a remarkable law career, forged by early experience as a student in a community legal service, and inspired by his alma mater to equip himself for life.
Artificial intelligence programs and other technologies are being developed to meet the future health needs of the nation's elderly.
From Monash to the Subantarctic and the Pilbara, Tim Ealey was a trailblazing academic and adventurer.
Just four of Australia's 20 biggest super funds still have no emissions reduction targets or commitments.
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