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Should you pay off your HECS or invest under new proposed policies?
Personal Finance
Should you pay off your HECS or invest under new proposed policies?
With the cost of education increasing and federal re-election campaigns fired up, find out what new changes to HECS may mean for investors.    
Simonelle Mody | 20 November 2024
What do the new changes to HECS mean for investors?
Personal Finance
What do the new changes to HECS mean for investors?
With the cost of education increasing and federal re-election campaigns fired up, find out what new changes to HECS may mean for investors.
Simonelle Mody | 18 November 2024
Labor to form government as economic worries mount: Firstlinks election update
Markets
Labor to form government as economic worries mount: Firstlinks election update
Incoming Treasurer, Jim Chalmers says he is facing the "trickiest economic conditions inherited by an incoming government since the Second World War".
Graham Hand | 22 May 2022
Franking credits, boomer blaming and the generational divide: Editor's Views
Retirement
Franking credits, boomer blaming and the generational divide: Editor's Views
Labor has laid down its arms but the generational retirement wars are just beginning.
Emma Rapaport | 30 July 2021
How to be a better investor: episode 2
Video
How to be a better investor: episode 2
Put your money to work if you're looking for financial freedom.
Ruth Saldanha | 12 August 2020
More super certainty after Labor's shock loss
Retirement
More super certainty after Labor's shock loss
The end of another federal election cycle has brought renewed certainty around superannuation regulations for individuals, and many are also relieved...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 24 May 2019
Labor's election loss a welcome reprieve for health insurers
Stocks
Labor's election loss a welcome reprieve for health insurers
Share prices at NIB and Medibank bounced this week as Labor's election defeat scuttled several policies that would have likely increased member...
Glenn Freeman | 23 May 2019
Bank shares surge as investors digest election
Stocks
Bank shares surge as investors digest election
Banking stocks have surged as investors react to the coalition's federal election win, driving the Australian share market higher.
AAP | 20 May 2019
Election2019: Market set for bounce as tax cuts loom
Stocks
Election2019: Market set for bounce as tax cuts loom
The Liberal-National Coalition is capitalising on Scott Morrison's sweeping election win to pass through signature tax cuts in a bid to bolster a...
Lex Hall with AAP | 19 May 2019
Election2019: Mixed outcome from renewables, EV plans
Markets
Election2019: Mixed outcome from renewables, EV plans
Labor's sweeping policy recommendations on renewable energy would have a muted effect on utility companies, while the proposed electric vehicle...
Morningstar Analysts | 17 May 2019