Personal finance
I bought my first home in Australia aged 26. How? A combination of privilege and inheritance | Nicole McKenzie
Young people don’t lack the motivation or financial skills to buy a house, they simply lack the money. Parental support often is the only way
Nicole McKenzie
22, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Australians who lost welfare under 1990s student loan scheme have cause for class action, expert says
Andrew Grech says action could be pursued if implications of SFSS loans were misrepresented to people when they signed up
Caitlin Cassidy
14, May, 2023 @12:00 AM
Going halves: are shared equity schemes the answer in Australia’s pricey property market?
Nonprofit schemes aim to help first home buyers who cannot rely on ‘the bank of mum and dad’ – but they have their limits
Jordyn Beazley
13, May, 2023 @8:00 PM
My $1,000 laptop died after two years. It had a one-year warranty. Is complaining a waste of time?
Your basic consumer rights aren’t interchangeable for product warranties, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George – even if the warranty has expired your rights still apply
Kat George
11, May, 2023 @12:46 AM
How two reporters exposed Centrelink’s robodebt injustice and gave voice to the victimised | Ten years of Guardian Australia
Christopher Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes look back at a Guardian Australia scoop and tell how initial shock gave way to disbelief, frustration and then – finally – vindication
Caitlin Cassidy and Marni Cordell
03, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘We got educated and exploited’: Nadia Sheriff’s $35,000 loan has only reduced to $32,800 after 20 years
Graduates say they are still struggling to pay off debts racked up under Australia’s controversial 1990s student loan scheme
Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter
30, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Why is customer service so poor at some corporations – and when should I complain?
Consumer law and policy professional Kat George explains why customers are often left hanging on the phone, and what they can do to find a resolution to their issue
Kat George
26, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Rental affordability worst ever seen for minimum wage earners, Anglicare says
In annual snapshot less than 1% of listings were affordable for renters earning minimum wage and only four rooms in share houses for those on jobseeker
Cait Kelly
26, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Calls to reform Australia’s student debt scheme as loan holders face ‘deeply unjust’ 7.1% rise
Millions of Australians face a hike in their Help and Hecs loans when indexation is added on 1 June, the highest increase in decades
Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter
26, Apr, 2023 @4:08 AM
‘It’s perverse’: how Australia’s student loan scheme traps graduates in a debt spiral
Hit with a record high indexation rate, many young people don’t see how they will ever make a dent in their Help debt
Caitlin Cassidy Higher education reporter
25, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘It’s obscene’: ATO still chasing $2bn in student debt from controversial 1990s loan scheme
More than 140,000 people who traded welfare payments for loans are still repaying them decades later
Caitlin Cassidy
23, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Help! Should Australians rush to pay down student loans before indexation?
While general financial wisdom once suggested Help-Hecs debt was fine to pay down slowly, the current economic climate may rewrite the rules for some
Katie Cunningham
18, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
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