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How to cope when you’re caring for young children and ageing parents

Feel stuck between raising your young family and the demands of ageing parents? This is the sandwich generation survival guide, for you and your finances.

Budget winners and losers: Here’s who will be better off after last night

Here's what's in the Budget for women, families, first-home buyers and older Australians, and who misses out this year.

What you can expect when the Federal Budget is unveiled tonight

This year's Federal Budget, dubbed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg as a "jobs budget", will be squarely focused on repairing the economy and boosting the employment rate and hours worked.

The April 1 health and welfare changes you need to know about

April 1 saw a host of changes come into effect, from welfare to super to health insurance. Here are some of the important changes.

What if your loved one needs to go into aged care during COVID-19

When my mother needed to go into aged care, I toured 15 different facilities before choosing the right one for her. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Jobs, jobs, jobs’: What you need to know about the Federal Budget

Job seekers, aged pensioners, first home buyers and health insurers (combined with the Bank of Mum and Dad) are winners from a challenging 2020 Budget.

‘Missed opportunity’: Aussies respond to 2020 Federal Budget

When Australians took to Twitter during tonight's Budget Speech, it was less to celebrate what was included in the government's spending plan, and more to point out just what was missing.

Supercars and saving the planet: Money readers tell us how they’d splurge

Aussies have been spending more on food and alcohol during COVID-19, but what would we splurge on if money was no object and lockdowns no barrier?

Why you need to have these tough conversations this Christmas

Christmas is the time, while everyone is in the same room and the wine is flowing, to broach two uncomfortable topics with your loved ones.

How to find aged care even when your parents are reluctant

Finding a home for an aging parent can be tricky so here are some helpful tips on where to start and how to find aged care.
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