Sophie Venz

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Australians paying $550 more at the pump, fueling further rate rise predictions

By: Sophie Venz

Australia has seen the third-highest fuel price increases compared to other countries since the start of the Iran war.

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Protests call for Centrelink to 'stop profiting off poverty' as payment cancellations resume

By: Sophie Venz

Australians have gathered to protest the reintroduction of Centrelink payment cancellations.

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Young Aussies 'confronted' by sad retirement reality: 'Work decades longer'

By: Sophie Venz

28-year-old Jack Kerry 'doesn't feel optimistic' that he'll be able to retire, instead believing he'll have to work into his 80s.

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Aussie drivers to get refunds as thousands overcharged in $12 million insurance error

By: Sophie Venz

The insurer is facing a $497,500 penalty from the state's regulator regarding the 41,000 CTP policies that had been overcharged.

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Aussie drivers to get refunds as thousands overcharged in $12 million insurance fiasco

By: Sophie Venz

NRMA Insurance is facing a $497,500 fine from the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) for eight different civil penalties.

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Rental rule change in the spotlight as more Aussie turn to sharehouses in cost of living trend

By: Sophie Venz

Sharehouse renters are at greater financial and housing risk due to regulatory blindspots.

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Push for alternative CGT idea to keep the country competitive and give young Aussies a 'real shot'

By: Sophie Venz

Independent MP Allegra Spender has proposed an alternative to Labor's controversial change to more heavily tax fast growing capital investments.

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Common Uber Eats habit costing Aussies $65,000 and 2 years of mortgage payments

By: Sophie Venz

The average Aussie could save $65,000 on their mortgage if they cut back on 'treating themselves' to convenience purchases like Uber Eats deliveries, analysis shows.

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ATO admits wrong assumption played into cutting off small businesses from credit card payments

By: Sophie Venz

The tax commissioner has acknowledged that consulting small business stakeholders in the payment option changes could have led to a very different outcome.

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$50,000 superannuation warning as major fund sees uptick in cash switching: 'Really critical'

By: Sophie Venz

The country's biggest super fund has seen $1.27 billion retreat into cash in just one month.