Lifestyle
Santa Claus rides again! Bosses can’t make workers work on public holidays
A Federal Court judge and Santa have made a memorable legal ruling that employers can’t be expected to work on...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Investing
This stock sell-off teaches you to become a homegrown Warren Buffett
Nervous nellies overreacting to news headlines creates opportunities for those wanting to be a homegrown Warren Buffett in their lifetime.
Markets
Personal bankruptcies at pandemic levels so who’s to blame?
Personal insolvencies are at their highest level since Covid-19 took jobs and killed businesses. And financial regulators are gunning for...
Markets
Will markets continue sharp falls this week?
This week, everyone’s asking the same question: will the market keep falling, or is there a turning point ahead?
Markets
Working 9-to-5 aged 70-plus
Many Australians are so fit and willing to adapt to a changing world by still going after 70 years of...
Tech
Artificial intelligence proving to be a slow horse
Businesses anticipate a long lag of perhaps three-to five years before the peak impact on their job headcount by using...
Markets
Welcome the new lender: Granny Bank
The Bank of Mum and Dad was once the source of financial assistance for their kids. As these unofficial ‘bankers’...
Politics
Have Aussie exporters beaten Trump at his tariff plays?
With figures for our exports to the US at record levels, has this lower tariff policy for Aussie exporters been...
Politics
US government shutdown ending, but markets are still up against it
While the stock market might cheer an end to one ‘spook’ factor, the US economy is likely to show the...
Property
Should we be suspicious of this current market rally?
After the last week that left global investors scratching their heads, markets are back in the green — but the...