No let-up in coffee prices as bean supplies stabilise
14 January
If you think you’re paying too much for a cup of coffee, there’s good news and bad. The positive is that the extraordinary spike in the cost of beans, which caused cafes and supermarkets to increase prices in the past two years, has...[Read More]
Robots, smart Lego and AI everything: CES 2026 delivers
14 January
From Lego bricks that make plane noises to smartphones that fold in three, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has again set the agenda for the year in technology. Home-cleaning robots, helpful holograms, and wearable devices for dogs were...[Read More]
Building a business that works for you (not the other way around)
8 January
Many people dream of “owning a business,” yet unknowingly recreate the very job they were trying to escape. They swap a boss for customers, fixed hours for longer ones, and job security for constant pressure. True business ownership, in its...[Read More]
Top 10 strategies for successful commercial real estate investment
8 January
When considering the purchase of commercial property, it’s crucial to take a strategic approach, as the implications of your decisions can significantly affect your financial outcomes.  Here are some key factors to consider:  Top 10 Factors...[Read More]
Summer has arrived: The insurance threats Australians are facing right now
7 January
Summer is officially here. Across Australia, we’re already feeling the heat, watching storms roll through, and hearing early warnings about fire danger days. While summer brings long evenings, holidays and time outdoors, it also marks the most...[Read More]
The top 5 general insurance issues we often overlook – and why advice matters
7 January
General insurance is one of those things most of us set up and then rarely think too much about it again—until something goes wrong. Yet in a world of rising construction costs, extreme weather events and increasingly complex policy wording,...[Read More]
National home price hit a new record high in 2025
7 January
Entering the property market just got a bit harder after the national home price reached a record $880,000. The new high in December followed monthly growth of 0.1 per cent, and growth of 8.8 per cent over the year, the PropTrack report released on...[Read More]
Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount
7 January
The housing market is tipped to start weaker in 2026 with confidence dented by fears the Reserve Bank’s next move will be a rate hike, a leading property data provider says. Cotality’s national Home Value Index recorded the smallest gain in five...[Read More]
Home approvals surge but affordability still an issue
7 January
Home approvals in Australia have surged to a three-and-a-half year high but construction challenges will continue to constrain progress on housing affordability. The number of dwellings approved for construction jumped 15.2 per cent to 18,406 in...[Read More]
Cheaper child care to ease pressures on working parents
7 January
Hundreds of thousands of children will be guaranteed subsidised early childhood education, as a “catch-22” that stopped parents from accessing help is scrapped. The three-day guarantee, first announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in late...[Read More]
AI continues to disrupt your career prospects
7 January
Artificial intelligence technology is predicted to transform Australia’s employment market again, with a list of the most in-demand jobs in the nation packed with software requirements. The impact of the technology is forecast to be so great that...[Read More]
Show me the money: call to claim $300m in state coffers
7 January
The next best thing to winning lotto is getting some extra cash to offset costs during the holiday period. A whopping $300 million is sitting in the unclaimed money pool of NSW that taxpayers are legally entitled to from businesses that have not...[Read More]
New robot walks the talk as automation race heats up
7 January
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics has publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people...[Read More]
Space weather a growing risk for air traffic
7 January
A software safety fault that forced the grounding of dozens of passenger planes across Australia has been branded by experts as “a warning shot for the future”. The glitch was triggered by space weather, a phenomenon increasingly impacting...[Read More]
New Year’s Resolutions: Why we make them—and why some stick while others don’t
1 January
Every January, millions of people around the world embrace the symbolic “fresh start” that the new year provides. Fuelled by optimism and the desire for self-improvement, we set resolutions that promise better habits, healthier living, and...[Read More]