Cheaper essentials delivered for remote communities
Essential groceries in more than 70 remote Australian communities will be cheaper from today through a new Federal subsidy scheme.
Federal Minister for Indigenous
Read more1 July 2025Finances
Prac payments now available for selected students
Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in.
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
Read more1 July 2025
Individuals carry the country with $300 billion tax bill
With the new tax year starting tomorrow, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released its annual Taxation Statistics report.
The latest data, from the 2022-23
Read more30 June 2025
July 1 changes which will hit your hip pocket
This week marks the new financial year and with it a raft of changes. Here’s a list of what will be different after July 1.
Income and investmentsNational minimum
Read more30 June 2025
Annual inflation indicator drops to 2.1 percent
Australia’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator has again registered its smallest increase since the pandemic.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more25 June 2025
Australian businesses face a ton of tax burdens
Reducing company tax and rationalising the number of taxes paid by businesses, which in some cases exceeds 100, is needed to boost productivity.
In a new report, the
Read more24 June 2025
Annual super valuations key to div 296 tax change
Looming plans to tax superannuation balances greater than $3 million, means it is more important than ever for people to know their total superannuation balance
Read more23 June 2025
Scared renters in a state of despair and disrepair
More than two thirds of Australian renters do not ask for repairs to be done in the fear their rent would be increased.
A new national survey also found a third of
Read more23 June 2025
Fairer energy plans … in 12 months’ time
Australian energy retailers have 12 months to ensure customer plans are fair, with new Government-mandated rules set to kick in on July 1 next year.
Energy and Climate
Read more19 June 2025
Brisbane budgets on new Story Bridge footpath this year
More than $18 million has been allocated in this year’s Brisbane City Council Budget to the restoration of the Story Bridge, with almost half for work on the
Read more18 June 2025