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ESSSuper, UniSuper among best-performing Australian super funds as top 10 for 2022-23 revealed

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Australia’s top-performing balanced superannuation funds for the last financial year have been revealed, according to new research. Members in six of the best-performing funds achieved double-digit returns in the year to June 30, research house SuperRatings says. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nine commonly overlooked tax deductions. The consultancy firm named ESSSuper, Vision Super and Brighter … Read more

Get Airtags on sale: Super rare price drop on Apple Airtags for Boxing Day

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Apple products are notoriously difficult to get discounts on during any point of the year. But for a limited time only Australians preparing to travel overseas in the new year can pick up a four pack of Airtags for six per cent off, bringing the price down to $155. To use the Airtags, the micro … Read more

Not cancelling a free trial, phone data blowouts among money mistakes costing Aussies hundreds every year

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Millions of Australians are making easy financial slip-ups costing them hundreds of dollars each year, according to new research revealing the most common money mistakes. About two in five people, equivalent to 8.3 million Australians, are guilty of making a financial error in the last 12 months, comparison site Finder has revealed. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

NAB cracks down on cryptocurrency transactions

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National Australia Bank says it will be blocking transactions to some cryptocurrency exchanges as part of its strategy to reduce financial crime. A NAB spokesperson said it would not comment on how it deemed what exchanges were “high-risk”. But they said the blocks were introduced “where we identify a high proportion of payments going towards … Read more

Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama

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The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh — or get into screaming arguments. There are plenty of reasons togetherness can turn into tension — maybe that cousin you mostly love has that one opinion on politics or world events you just can’t stand, or that one nosy … Read more

Best Boxing Day sale: BodyBlendz slashes prices by 25 per cent site-wide for Boxing Day

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Christmas is done and New Year, New You is on the horizon, so what better time to invest in some fabulous products to make that happen. As if they could read your mind, the people at BodyBlendz have kindly knocked 25 per cent off all their skin, hair and body care beauties as a Boxing … Read more

Cash no longer available over the counter at some Commonwealth Bank branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

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Cash is no longer available over the counter at a number of Commonwealth Bank locations across the country, where new Specialist Centres are now focussed on “more complex banking needs”. Customers can withdraw or deposit cash at on-site ATMs instead. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Commonwealth Bank makes major change to over-the-counter cash withdrawals. The Specialist … Read more

Boxing Day Tsunami: Sydney mum recalls not having enough arms to protect her three daughters as wave strikes

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“Mum, is there a river near here?” It was a simple question from her 13-year-old daughter Meg that stopped Lindsay Asquith in her tracks. “I was thinking, our hotel was on the beach, we are nowhere near a river,” Lindsay tells 7Life of the moment that changed her life. For more Human Interest related news … Read more

Rent ultra marathon runner Nedd Brockmann’s van in January for just $100 a day on Turo

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You might remember a certain sparky by the name of Nedd Brockmann who in 2022 ran 4,000km from Perth to Sydney to raise money for homeless charity Mobilise. He arrived at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after the epic task — running an average of a staggering 80km a day — having raised an eye-watering $2.5 million. … Read more

Bad news for alcohol drinkers as tax on spirits set to rise

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Drinkers are facing another hike in the cost of liquor, with Australia’s tax on spirits set to tip over the $100 per litre mark for the first time. Already paying some of the highest taxes on spirits in the world, Australians are being warned to expect further cost increases. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Bad news for … Read more