32 h. ago I’m 24 and just inherited $300,000. Should I clear my HECS, or invest it?

Usually, the smartest thing to do with a windfall is invest it into super. But given your age, I would suggest a different avenue.

Politics

32 h. ago Financial ignorance isn’t bliss – it’s a serious, dangerous problem

Despite more women working than ever before, household responsibility for finances still falls to men.

Politics

56 h. ago How a low super balance can still mean a happy, fulfilling retirement

Real retirement planning isn’t about hitting a magic figure, it’s about understanding how your super turns into regular, reliable income.

Politics

68 h. ago ‘For a bigger profit, I guess’: Why accused kickback mastermind inflated invoices

Sacked transport official Ibrahim Helmy also allegedly schemed with his right-hand man to “find loopholes” in the system, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.

Politics

68 h. ago WA money laundering mastermind jailed after cleaning nearly $2 million in dirty cash

Geoff Puttick, 66, was found guilty of a raft of money laundering charges, bringing to an end a police investigation which also culminated in the imprisonment of six of his clients.

Economics

3 d. ago Greatest reason Gaza war ‘will not end’: Why Hamas isn’t going anywhere

Gaza is pulverised. But reports suggest Hamas fighters have emerged from underground in fresh clothes, with functional weapons and “sparkling clean pick-up trucks”.

Events

3 d. ago It was time for a purge. I had no idea how much those trinkets would be worth

The price of gold has gone through the roof. But when friends told me to take my old jewellery to a gold guy in a Collins Street office, I did not expect to walk out with this much cash.

Politics

3 d. ago The 11 travel rules you need to know (and the ones you can ignore)

Traveller investigates which overseas laws can get you deported, jailed or fined, and which are fine to ignore.

Politics

3 d. ago The five times a contractor flew into Sydney to hand cash to ‘kickback mastermind’

An anti-corruption inquiry has heard that Ibrahim Helmy was handed bundles of cash by a Queensland contractor on five occasions.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Money is not an issue’: Why this Everest owner couldn’t care less about $7million prize

Leung Shek-kong, the Hong Kong-based owner of favourite Ka Ying Rising, has plenty of motivation to win The Everest. But it has nothing to do with money.

Economics

4 d. ago He narrowly avoided jail. This prodigious talent now wants to restart his NRL career

The NRL deregistered the Dragons playmaker in 2023. He’s since served his two-year intensive corrections order.

Events

4 d. ago Brendan was looking for a Melbourne home. Then the agent asked for more money

Only a fraction of Melbourne’s rental listings are affordable to essential workers, a report has found.

Politics

4 d. ago $260m worth of drugs seized and multiple arrests in safehouse raids

Officers seized a stash of drugs, weapons and ammunition as well as almost half a million in cash.

Economics

4 d. ago WA Police hunt fake cops who stole jewellery, cash during bogus search warrant

Police say the two men appeared to have dressed up as officers when they executed a fake search warrant at a Carlisle address back in August.

Events

5 d. ago How do we ensure our kids won’t have to pay tax on their inheritance?

There’s no inheritance tax in Australia, but there are plenty of other levies that can catch you out if you’re not prepared.

Economics

5 d. ago As a queer Australian, this is the ‘hidden tax’ I have to pay

While LGBTQ+ visibility, social acceptance and reproductive technology are better than ever, there’s more to equality than rights and representation.

Economics

5 d. ago Circular Quay turns into money pit, with no sign of upgrades before 2027

A major revamp of the wharves and promenade was a promise at the last election. Despite $190 million being spent so far, construction remains a long way off.

Politics

5 d. ago The accidental power couple taking on a dictator – and Putin

She was a housewife until her politician husband was sent to jail. When he was finally released, he was shocked at what he found.

Politics

5 d. ago If you haven’t used your Opal card for a while, you’re about to lose your balance

There are about 17 million Opal cards with positive cash balances that have not been touched for five years. 

Politics

5 d. ago Auric back in production as second WA toll milling project fires up

Auric Mining has begun toll milling early at its WA Munda mine. Ore is being run through Black Cat’s Lakewood Mill, with first gold and cash due in the next few weeks.

Events