Underperforming superannuation funds named as 97 products fail APRA test

Underperforming superannuation funds named as 97 products fail APRA test

Almost 100 superannuation funds have failed a performance test set by Australia’s industry regulator and which assesses earnings and fees. Members of 96 trustee-directed superannuation products will be contacted in coming weeks after their funds fell short in the expanded Your Future, Your Super performance test imposed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The … Read more

Dog breeder ordered to pay NSW woman thousands after medical diagnosis

Dog breeder ordered to pay NSW woman thousands after medical diagnosis

A NSW woman has been awarded thousands of dollars after a puppy she purchased from a dog breeder was diagnosed with a congenital medical condition (a condition present from birth). The woman purchased Bobby, an English bulldog, from a certified breeder in April 2022 for $6000. At the time, Bobby was 12 weeks old, and … Read more

Murano glass vase bought for $6 from op shop in Virginia, US sells at auction for $150,000

Murano glass vase bought for  from op shop in Virginia, US sells at auction for 0,000

Jessica Vincent fondly remembers frequent childhood thrifting trips with her mother to secondhand stores, yard sales and flea markets. It’s a habit she retained into adulthood, and one that has now turned into a six-figure windfall for the Richmond, Virginia native, when a glass vase she purchased for $US3.99 ($A5.91) sold for more than $US107,000 ($A158,580). Vincent … Read more

US woman with double uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ twins

US woman with double uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ twins

An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri has given birth to healthy twin girls. Kelsey Hatcher and husband Caleb welcomed Roxi Layla on Tuesday night and her sister Rebel Laken on Wednesday morning at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (UAB), the mother-of-five announced on social … Read more

Centrelink payments in Australia to increase with indexation from September 20 amid cost-of-living crisis

Centrelink payments in Australia to increase with indexation from September 20 amid cost-of-living crisis

Millions of Australians receiving government payments will have their benefits increase in the coming weeks, as the nation deals with a mounting cost-of-living crisis. The rise is part of the twice-yearly indexation of welfare payments, designed to keep payments in line with the rising cost of living. From September 20, welfare recipients are in line … Read more

This Aussie mum rents out her backyard swimming pool for $50 an hour

This Aussie mum rents out her backyard swimming pool for  an hour

Looking out over her glistening backyard swimming pool, single mum Nina Aarethun grew to despise the constant upkeep. With just her and her 18-year-old daughter using the pool, their busy schedules often meant they couldn’t enjoy it as much as they had hoped. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Renting private pools is the ‘Airbnb’ of swimming. … Read more

Reserve Bank of Australia reveals September decision as Philip Lowe prepares to hand governor duties to deputy Michele Bullock

Reserve Bank of Australia reveals September decision as Philip Lowe prepares to hand governor duties to deputy Michele Bullock

Mortgage holders can breathe a sigh of relief with the Reserve Bank of Australia holding steady on interest rates for a third consecutive month. But the outgoing governor has warned that an uncertain financial outlook could force the central bank’s hand in the near future. The RBA board met on Tuesday and decided against hiking … Read more