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It is imperative that you correctly capture and classify any tax deductions you may be entitled to. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumThe tax-time deductions you don’t want to miss this year

As the financial year draws to a close, now is the time to start gathering receipts and making smart decisions to maximise your tax refund. Here are the most often overlooked or misunderstood deductions.

Robert Zammit

Under the gifting rules, an individual or couple can legitimately reduce their assets by a maximum of $10,000 each financial year with a maximum of $30,000 over a rolling five-year period. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumGive cash away ... then get it BACK as a bigger pension

Asset-tested pensioners can use the next 24 hours to boost their pension by up to $60 a fortnight — for life. Here’s how it works, and what you need to do ...

Nick Bruining

The start of a new financial year will usher in a raft of tax and superannuation changes, with almost every Australian affected one way or another. Here’s what changes from midnight.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumJuly 1 changes to tax, super that affect you and your family

The start of a new financial year will usher in a raft of tax and superannuation changes, with almost every Australian affected one way or another. Here’s what changes from midnight.

Nick Bruining

Your position is unique, so please don’t take financial advice from your colleagues on site. Context is everything.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumWork FIFO? Here’s your essential tax-time tool kit

For WA’s fly-in, fly-out workforce, EOFY isn’t just about ticking the tax-return box — it’s a golden opportunity to assess your financial strategy and set yourself up for long-term security. Here’s how.

Janine Leafe

With new regulations now treating buy now, pay later as a form of credit, many younger consumers are wondering: ‘Is BNPL wrecking my credit score? Or could it help build a stronger financial history?’

Your MoneyCommentsBuy now, pay later: Credit score monster or a money-mover?

With new regulations now treating buy now, pay later as a form of credit, many younger consumers are wondering: “Is BNPL wrecking my credit score? Or could it help build a stronger financial history?”

Sarah Wells

A couple on a full age pension can sell their home for $1.2m, bank $48,000 a year in interest, AND get $400 a month in rental assistance.

Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumHere’s just how crazy the Centrelink system really is

Q+A: The quirks of the Centrelink system can be summed up here. A couple on a full age pension can sell their home for $1.2m, bank $48,000 a year in interest, AND get $400 a month in rental assistance.

Nick Bruining

Australia's superannuation industry holds more than $600 billion worth of US assets. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumSuper funds spared multibillion-dollar US 'revenge tax'

The Trump administration says it won't pursue a contentious tax targeting foreign investors, after being lobbied by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and super funds.

Jacob Shteyman

Australian household wealth has ballooned on the back of strong property price growth. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

newsPremiumAustralians’ insane net worth revealed

Australians have added more than $125bn to their household wealth in just the first quarter of 2025 thanks to one thing.

Cameron Micallef

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newsPremiumAcknowledgement of Country sacking twist

A worker has beaten an inner-city council in a major employment case after he was unfairly sacked for objecting to an Acknowledgement of Country.

Duncan Evans

A change in tax policy could see small businesses needing to pay their tax liabilities sooner. NewsWire / Emma Brasier

TAXPremiumMajor tax change impacting millions

Millions of Australians are being urged to check their tax status ahead of a law aimed at recouping $45bn coming into effect in just a few days.

Cameron Micallef

NSW Premier Chris Minns described the plan as an overstep. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

NEWSPremium‘Overstep’: City’s gas phase-out slammed

A major Aussie capital city has announced it will phase out future residential gas appliances by the end of the year, despite the Premier slamming it as an “overstep”.

Nathan Schmidt

A major report into workplace sexual harassment has called for new laws to heavily restrict NDAs in order to protect victim-survivors. NewsWire Handout ,,

newsPremiumCall to end NDAs in sexual harassment cases

A major report into workplace sexual harassment has called for new laws to heavily restrict NDAs in order to protect victim-survivors.

Jessica Wang

The number of mortgages in arrears in payments increased during the first quarter of 2025. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Housing marketPremiumMortgage rates falling but more behind on home loans

Data has revealed a small rise in the number of mortgages in arrears, but experts say the rate has stayed contained despite cost-of-living pressures.

Andrew Brown

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RetailPremiumREVEALED: Choice finds out where to buy the cheapest groceries

Consumer group CHOICE has measured the price of a basket of groceries across Australia’s four big supermarket chains. Here are the results.

Jack Nivison

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State PoliticsPremium‘Sharp’: Dark warning for major Aussie state

A mounting debt hole in one Australian state has sparked warnings of a ‘sharp’ financial deterioration.

Blair Jackson

The benchmark ASX200 climbed higher on Tuesday. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

MarketsPremiumASX200: Oil nosedives on ceasefire promise

The Australian sharemarket has finished in positive territory despite volatile tensions in the Middle East.

Blair Jackson

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FINANCEPremiumQld budget winners and losers

Queensland’s first LNP budget in more than a decade promises a “fresh start”, with targeted relief for cost of living, housing, crime and health.

Andrew Hedgman

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breakingPremiumWinners and losers in NSW budget

The Minns NSW government has handed down its third budget, with huge wins for renters and public service workers. Here’s what’s in it for you.

Cameron Micallef

A Salvation Army survey found 54 per cent of WA respondents could not afford to use heating in their home this winter.

Personal FinanceCommentsPremium‘Heartbreaking’: Lengths West Aussies go in bid to save cash

A Salvation Army survey found more than one in two West Australian respondents could not afford to use heating in their home this winter.

Claire Sadler

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EducationPremiumHorror reality for Aussie renters

The mouldy, infested reality of renting in Australia has been laid bare in a new survey.

Blair Jackson

Eight of the 11 sectors fell during a volatile day of trading. Photo: Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

MarketsPremiumASX falls to three-week low on Iran fears

Australia’s sharemarket slid during Monday on fears the Middle East conflict could escalate but the falls were limited thanks to one banking juggernaut.

Cameron Micallef

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updatedPremiumOne thing Aussie motorists should do

As the Iran-Israel conflict worsens, motorists are being urged to take advantage of cheaper fuel prices today before it’s too late.

Cameron Micallef

KMD Brands, which owns Kathmandu, has warned tariffs could strip out $1m in earnings for FY25. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

MarketsPremiumTrump slump smashes major Aussie fashion labels

Alarm bells are ringing for a major ASX-listed fashion business as a brutal Trump slump and inflation shock smashes share prices.

Duncan Evans

When viewed as a total nest egg balance, a couple hoping to live a little and aim for a comfortable retirement will need $690,000. For a single, it’s $595,000. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumThe annual amount you now need to retire, and it’s NOT $1m

If you’re hoping to draw a line under your working life soon but have yet to run the numbers on how much money you’re likely to splash about each year in retirement, rest easy. We’ve got the numbers you need.

Daniel Newell