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Savings Accounts News
Reality check for iPad's true believers
Friday April 1, 2011
When a drowning man is thrown a lifeline he doesn't usually check to see if it is tethered to anything. And so it was with the media and the first version of iPad.Rough deal for women highlighted in push for 12% super levy
Tuesday March 29, 2011
TAKING seven years out of the workforce costs women an average of $70,000 in lost retirement savings, says the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.A Capital Idea
Monday March 28, 2011
Who: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, world leader in micro-finance60 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET
Saturday March 26, 2011
Environmental activism is not just about big change. You can collect rainwater, install solar power, insulate your home or buy a hybrid car. But every day, in every way, you can make a difference, right down to the coffee cup you choose, writes Helen Gregory.Coalition looks to future to fund $6.8b poll promises
Friday March 25, 2011
THE NSW Coalition has revealed its election promises will cost $6.8 billion over the next four years, but has forecast the state budget will be in surplus through to the 2013-14 financial year.Review identifies cuts of $100m in special needs
Monday March 21, 2011
COST savings of at least $100 million have been linked to the state government's program to integrate children with special needs into mainstream classes, a secret report has revealed.More cash for mental health call
Sunday March 20, 2011
THE federal government's top mental health expert has delivered his first major piece of advice to Prime Minister Julia Gillard: he wants a massive $2.5 billion extra money earmarked in May's budget and a total overhaul in the way mental illness is treated in Australia.Power to principals plan faces a fight
Saturday March 19, 2011
AN EDUCATION revolution for the nation but school devolution for NSW - that is what Labor has been working on, according to a secret report obtained by the Herald recommending principals take more control over staffing and budgets.Public pays again for state investment folly
Thursday March 3, 2011
Carelessness with other people's money is inexcusable.Review of state investment arm ordered amid fears of other dud decisions
Thursday March 3, 2011
THE Baillieu government has ordered a review of every aspect of the state's investment arm, including whether it holds other dud assets, after Treasurer Kim Wells blamed the former government for "a massive cover-up" of a $500 million loss on a Gold Coast-based "death fund".Doing the sums on school fees
Wednesday March 2, 2011
Parents looking to fund their children's future education need to start investing immediately.John's Lesson for Julia: Start saving
Wednesday March 2, 2011
Australia should be setting aside some of the spoils of the good times.Documentary sheets home the blame for global financial crisis
Tuesday March 1, 2011
ON A humid Sunday morning in a suburban cinema complex, it's abundantly clear the ongoing impact of the global financial crisis is not front-of-mind in Australia.Broken pledge would dent super savings
Monday February 28, 2011
It's starting to look like the federal government can be pushed around by just about anyone with a big chequebook.Surge in savings masks current account rise
Saturday February 26, 2011
ONE little-noticed consequence of the resources boom has been a big rise in the current account deficit on our balance of payments with the rest of the world. But when we get the latest figures on Tuesday we're unlikely to see any evidence of that. Why not? Because of the surge in household saving.Thrifty living is back in vogue
Wednesday February 23, 2011
Cut out the small pleasures and watch your savings grow.Ask Noel
Wednesday February 23, 2011
MY WIFE and I owe just $2000 on the house we live in and we pay about $5 fortnight at 5.28 per cent.On good terms
Wednesday February 23, 2011
When it comes to interest rates on your savings, big is not always beautiful in the long run.Planned Coalition energy savings will cost taxpayers, says Labor
Tuesday February 22, 2011
THE state government has challenged the opposition's claims that reorganising the power industry will allow cost savings to fund big energy rebates. It has made pubic Treasury advice indicating that any savings would be limited and take several years to be achieved.Get started now, baby
Sunday February 20, 2011
Want your children to learn about the value of money and saving? The sooner you start teaching them, the better.