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A measure intended to improve local housing affordability runs the risk of penalising Australians taking postings abroad.

Looming tax bills for expatriates

20 Jun 2018

Australians who work or retire abroad face higher – and possibly retrospective – tax bills if they sell their Australian homes. Accountants may need to warn clients.

Ironically, the frantic pursuit of a full life can leave us feeling stretched thin and unfulfilled.

Work-life “balance” is a myth. That doesn’t mean you’re doomed.

20 Jun 2018

If you’re striving for work-life balance, you’ll never get it, argues Stewart Friedman, a noted author and adviser to global leaders who inspires “rock star adoration” among his students at Wharton.

Cash splash ahead as NSW government announces $3.9m surplus

19 Jun 2018

The New South Wales state budget delivered today by Treasurer Dominic Perrottet announces a forecast surplus of $3.9 billion for 2018-19. Major investments ahead include transport, health and air-conditioning in schools.

Concerns are rising about the hefty fees financial advisers are about to be slugged with for being regulated by ASIC.

ASIC industry funding fees: user pays model raises more questions than it settles

19 Jun 2018

For businesses of all kinds, having to pay for regulatory oversight is not new. But price hikes levelled at some practitioners by ASIC have led to a lot of ire in the sector and raised serious questions about whether they are justified.

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Retirement used to mean settling down, but for some it now means jetting off. Illustration: Ellen Porteus

The pros and cons of retiring abroad

01 Jun 2018

Baby boomers in Australia, the UK, the US and other Western nations are in a pickle. They're often cash-poor and living in a country with a high standard of living and prices to match. For some, retiring overseas is an option, but it pays to do your homework.

Australian's have a big appetite for debt - and financial institutions have been happy to indulge us.

Australia's big appetite for consumer debt

01 Jun 2018

Australia's savings rate is low, and getting lower. Whether they know it or not, many households are becoming financially stretched, but with a taste for the high life - and historically low interest rates - there seems to be little incentive to save.

China has dramatically reduced its recycled materials intake, causing Australian authorities to scramble for a solution.

China's waste ban is a mess for Australia

01 Jun 2018

For years, Australia has been dumping its recyclable waste elsewhere, mostly in China. Now that the economic giant has reclassified what it will accept, problems are piling up into a plastic tsunami.

While bitcoin is the most recognisable cryptocurrency, there are plenty of “altcoins” that have marketed themselves as competitive substitutes.

5 alternative cryptocurrencies to bitcoin

22 May 2018

Despite warnings about Bitcoin’s market volatility and unregulated nature – with detractors such as Warren Buffett dubbing the cryptocurrency “the latest economic bubble” – cryptocurrencies have captured investors’ imaginations.


Work Smart

Developing a better BQ is useful in helping people forge a closer, more responsive relationship with their bodies.

10 ways body intelligence can improve your work performance

18 Jun 2018

With benefits to health and workplace performance, body intelligence – or BQ – is an intelligence worth developing.

Before you take a career leap, it helps to have a plan.

Considering a career change? Plan carefully.

08 Jun 2018

The days of having a step-by-step career in one organisation are past, and new models of work are emerging. Changes once seen as radical are no longer seen as unusual, but to make them work takes planning, awareness and self-organisation. Michelle Gibbings outlines how to make a career leap.

It’s the way workplace mistakes are handled that can be the difference between future career success and oblivion.

How to handle mistakes at work

01 Jun 2018

Almost everyone has had that sinking feeling when they make a mistake at work. What tactics should you use to address a mistake - and salvage your professional reputation?

Creating a culture of acceptance and support plays a big part in bringing mental health issues out of the shadows.

5 ways to discuss mental health in the workplace

18 May 2018

Mental health is too important to ignore, but often hard to discuss. Here are five strategies to get the conversation started in your work organisation.


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