Personal finance
Talk of interest rate cuts soon is optimistic – here’s why the RBA may decide doing nothing is safer | Greg Jericho
Australians are hurting from rate rises more than anyone. But that doesn’t mean the Reserve Bank is about to start cutting
Greg Jericho
10, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM
Qantas frequent flyer changes: how does the revamped system work and who benefits?
The airline is adding more than 20m rewards seats on international and domestic flights
Daisy Dumas
08, Apr, 2024 @7:53 AM
I bought a vehicle from a used car yard. More and more problems emerge with it. What can I do?
Australia has a widespread problem with lemon cars, writes consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But resolving your issues will be an uphill battle
Kat George
25, Mar, 2024 @2:46 AM
Scams promoted in fake news articles and deepfake videos cost Australians more than $8m last year
The National Anti-Scam Centre has warned people to beware after it had more than 400 reports of these investment scams in 2023
Kate Lyons
01, Mar, 2024 @8:41 AM
I contacted my bank to report a scam purchase. Why didn’t it cancel the transaction?
You’ve done all the right things since being scammed, writes Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But there are a few more steps you can take to protect yourself and others
Kat George
26, Feb, 2024 @5:05 AM
‘It was such a hectic scramble to get cash’: young Australians on how they bought their homes
Despite rising barriers, more than half of Australian millennials have entered the property market. From ‘the bank of mum and dad’ to 16-hour work days, five people share the unvarnished details of how they did it
Wendy Syfret
16, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Tell us: how do you handle an income gap in your relationship?
Do you and your partner have significantly different incomes? We want to hear how you keep things feeling balanced
Guardian community team
13, Feb, 2024 @11:00 PM
Lawyers, loved ones and ‘stupid fights’: the perils of buying a house with friends
For single Australians, teaming up with a friend or relative might be the only way on to the property ladder. But shared home ownership can strain relationships
Katie Cunningham
09, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Booking.com scams surge 580% with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses, ACCC says
Travel website says some accommodation partners targeted by phishing emails but its backend systems have not been breached
Jordyn Beazley
31, Jan, 2024 @7:50 AM
We paid home movers $11,000 and they damaged an irreplaceable table. What can we do?
Australian consumer law protects you for services as well as goods, writes policy professional Kat George, and you can claim not just your costs but your wasted time
Kat George
29, Jan, 2024 @12:56 AM
I am fortunate in many ways and I complain a lot – I believe it’s my duty to do so | Daniel Gregory
Compensation is beside the point. Businesses should fulfil all their obligations to their consumers
Daniel Gregory
18, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM
I bought a gift voucher for a business that ceased trading. Is there anything I can do?
Navigating gift cards in Australia is unnecessarily complex, writes consumer affairs expert Kat George, but you do have avenues for recourse
Kat George
27, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM
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