Quick Insights – Christmas 2025 edition
9 December
Carmel’s Christmas Plum Pudding Carmel Adams (Sam's mum) Serves: 6 🧂 Ingredients 2 kg mixed dried fruit ½ kg glazed cherries 9 cups milk (approx. 2 litres) 3 cups brown sugar 500 g Western Star butter ...[Read More]
Market Update – Tariffs and President Trump’s “Liberation Day”
4 April
Key Messages: President Trump has proposed a 10% tariff on US imports from most countries, with steeper tariffs targeting “bad actors” including China (54%), Thailand (36%) and EU (20%). While these tariffs are expected to take effect,...[Read More]
‘Be bold’: Spender urges income tax shake-up in budget
12 March
The average Australian worker would receive more than $1600 a year in income tax cuts as part of independent MP Allegra Spender’s blueprint to restore fairness to the nation’s economy. Released alongside an address to the National Press Club on...[Read More]
Navigating legal obligations: How a financial adviser can help
12 March
Running a business, building wealth, or planning for the future often involves navigating a complex web of legal and regulatory obligations. While financial advisers are not lawyers, they play an important role in helping individuals and business...[Read More]
Business taxation advice: Why your accountant is one of your most valuable business partners
12 March
Running a business often starts with a passion. Whether you launched your venture to pursue a lifelong interest, create financial independence, or support the lifestyle you have envisioned, building a successful business requires dedication,...[Read More]
How much life insurance is enough? The age-old question
12 March
“How much life insurance do I actually need?” It’s one of the most common questions people ask when thinking about protecting their family financially. The honest answer might not be the one people expect, but it’s the most accurate: It...[Read More]
The emotions of aged care: Navigating a complex life transition
12 March
Few life transitions carry as much emotional weight as the move into aged care. For many people, the conversation begins quietly — perhaps after a fall, a medical diagnosis, or the realisation that everyday tasks are becoming harder. While aged...[Read More]
Working Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) can be a golden opportunity: 10 tips for money and life
12 March
Working Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) can be a golden opportunity to fast-track your financial future and build a life with purpose—if managed wisely. Whether you’re doing it for a few years to get ahead or making a long-term career out of it, the...[Read More]
Spin the globe: A 21-day journey through Portugal
12 March
There is something wonderfully freeing about retirement. The alarm clocks become optional, the calendar opens up, and suddenly the world feels full of possibilities again. One of the most exciting ways to begin this new chapter is to spin the globe,...[Read More]
A glass half full approach to wellbeing
12 March
Wellbeing isn’t just about feeling happy all the time—it’s about developing resilience, security, and a positive outlook on life. A “glass half full” approach to wellbeing encourages focusing on progress rather than perfection, recognising...[Read More]
Super tax changes a ‘down payment’ for greater reform
12 March
Wealthy superannuants will pay more tax on balances over $3 million after the Greens rolled over on demands to beef up the contentious new laws. The government is expected to get the long-promised tax changes passed through parliament by the end of...[Read More]
Iran conflict raises spectre of triple RBA rate hike
12 March
Three of Australia’s four major banks predict the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for the second month in a row as fears that war in the Middle East will worsen inflation fuelled a drastic turnaround in markets. Westpac, NAB and Commonwealth...[Read More]
Why AI’s beginning doesn’t mean the end of your career
12 March
Natalie MacDonald was six weeks back from maternity leave when a group email landed at 1am saying she’d been made redundant. After seven years at global tech company LinkedIn, the 36-year-old Sydney mum’s role as a senior news editor was one of...[Read More]
‘Significant spikes’: servos to face huge gouging fines
12 March
Service stations deliberately price gouging customers due to the Middle East war will face harsher penalties, as the federal government acknowledges panic buying has led to shortages in regional areas. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said penalties would be...[Read More]
Energy rating report card urged for all Aussie homes
11 March
All Australian homes should receive a score out of 10 for energy efficiency before they can be sold or rented, experts say, as part of an expansion to a national assessment program. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme, which is used to rate...[Read More]
Qantas hikes fares as fuel costs surge on Mideast war
11 March
Qantas Airways will hike fares on its international routes in response to the surge in jet fuel costs due to the conflict in the Middle East. The Australian flag carrier also said it was considering adding capacity on its existing Europe...[Read More]
Rice could be key ingredient to cutting steel emissions
11 March
Leftover rice could be the key ingredient to halving carbon emissions from iron and steel production, according to a trial led by Australian researchers. The CSIRO and Indian Institute of Science revealed the findings on Tuesday from tests in which...[Read More]