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We all worry if we’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. The latest figures show prices easing for retirees, and have put a figure on how much you’ll need a year to live well after you give up work.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumMagic annual figure you’ll need to live a decent retirement

We all worry if we’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. The latest figures show prices easing for retirees, and have put a figure on how much you’ll need a year to live well after you give up work.

Daniel Newell

Here’s the new numbers you need to know to qualify for a part pension. Remember, even if you only just scrape in a single is still guaranteed at least $59.10 a fortnight. For couples it’s even better.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumNew numbers you need to know to get a part pension

Here’s the new numbers you need to know to qualify for a part pension. Remember, even if you only just scrape in a single is still guaranteed at least $59.10 a fortnight. For couples it’s even better.

Nick Bruining

Families struggling to make ends meet may now qualify for a special Centrelink concession card that provides a range of handy health, transport and local government discounts. Here’s how to get one.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumThe low income support card you probably don’t know about

Families struggling to make ends meet may now qualify for a special Centrelink concession card that provides a range of handy health, transport and local government discounts. Here’s how to get one.

Nick Bruining

Eighteen-year-olds think they know everything. But they don’t, not yet anyway. A few snippets of good financial advice now can help set them up for life. Here’s where to start the conversation . . .

DebtManCommentsPremiumThe sound financial advice I’d give to any 18-year-old

DEBTMAN: Eighteen-year-olds think they know everything. But they don’t, not yet anyway. A few snippets of good financial advice now can help set them up for life. Here’s where to start the conversation . . .

Bruce Brammall

Selling the family home to downsize into small digs can deliver a mega profit. But what does all that extra cash do to your pension benefits. Can you minimise the amount you may lose? Yes, you can!

Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumHow to bank big profits for home sale AND keep your pension

Q+A: Selling the family home to downsize into small digs can deliver a mega profit. But what does all that extra cash do to your pension benefits. Can you minimise the amount you may lose? Yes, you can!

Nick Bruining

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

StarsYour horoscope for Monday, March 17, 2025

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

Sudhir Dean

The Woodlands by Webb & Brown-Neaves.

Into the woodlandsPremiumFresh take on the tried and true

Contemporary and classic converge at The Woodlands.

Sean Briggs

22 Tathra Place, Jane Brook.

Prime positionPremiumSemi-rural serenity

Brilliantly designed to make the most of the topography, this immaculate home exudes envious opulence and offers a resort-style living experience.

Ann Susan Paul

REIWA President Suzanne Brown.

Perth’s median prices continue their upward trend

Perth’s median house sale price rose one per cent in February to $757,750.

Suzanne Brown

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UDIA WA President Richard Pappas.

Focus shifts to federal housing initiatives

With the State Election securing another emphatic win for WA Labor last weekend, attention now turns to the upcoming Federal Election.

Richard Pappas

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Finbar Chief Operations Officer Ronald Chan.

Prosperity without shelter exposes WA housing divide

Record land sales, soaring property values and hundreds of millions in infrastructure funding paint a picture of a thriving Western Australian housing market.

Ronald Chan

Sponsored
Frequent flyers now face turbulence from devalued points, stricter elite status requirements, and shrinking rewards.

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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There’s no reward for loyalty as frequent flyers get dudded

Airline loyalty programs, once soaring high on customer satisfaction, now find themselves caught in turbulent skies.

Gary Martin

Best friends turned business partners Nicole Tomasek and Nicola Nikolaidis have launched their brand By NIKŌL, combining sun protection and beauty. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

NewsPremiumHow terrifying ordeal led to booming business

Two Aussie best friends have created a booming business venture after realising they had a deeply personal connection to a terrifying disease.

Holly Truelove

Genesis GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle Concept.

conceptsPremiumAin’t no maintain too high

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD with a wild vehicle

Stephen Scourfield

Starbucks plans to lay off 1100 corporate employees globally in a bid to streamline operations.

The NightlyMan burnt by Starbucks drink wins eye-watering sum

A delivery driver has won a huge sum in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap.

Staff writers

Maximo Napa got lost after setting off for a two week fishing trip on December 7. (AP PHOTO)

LifestyleCastaway fisherman lost for 95 days at sea is found

A fisherman from Peru has an amazing story to tell after spending 95 days adrift on the Pacific Ocean, surviving on rainwater, birds and turtles he caught.

Staff Writers

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NewsPremiumBin rules every Aussie needs to know

As new bins make their way to households around the country, it’s easy to get confused. Here’s what you can and can’t put in your rubbish bins.

Alexandra Feiam

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NewsWhere Australia's 10 most popular cars are made

The badge on a vehicle doesn't necessarily tell you where it was made, as many popular models are assembled in unexpected places.

Josh Nevett

Supplied

NewsPremiumExpert Insights: Q&A with Giles Belcher, MG Australia's chief commercial officer

In the first in a new series of executive interviews, we quiz MG's chief commercial officer about utes, luxury cars and the changing market.

William Stopford

Thelma Plum is headed to WA for the Ord Valley Muster as part of the Kimberley Moon Experience.

MusicCommentsPremiumThelma Plum opens up about vulnerability & writing new music

Thelma Plum is emotional, vulnerable and sometimes she might even cry in public. After years of apologising for simply being herself, the singer-songwriter in finding power in her stories and successes.

Jade Jurewicz

Adrian Barich for STM.

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BEING BARRA Comments
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To my beloved daughter, on her 21st birthday

Yes, you read it right. My daughter, Madison, turned 21 and I’ve got mixed feelings. It feels like yesterday I was holding her tiny hand to walk to kindy and now I’m praying we’ve taught her enough about life.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke pictured in the studio

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THAT’S LIFE CommentsPremium
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Deciphering the political minefield of a wedding guest list

People can generally pick the top 30 guests. The best friends, the closest family members, the richest family members. But after that it gets tricky. Cousins. Do you invite them all? 

Nat Locke

Boat Story is screening on ABC, and it’s got a great premise.

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Screen QueenComments
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Sunday night ‘destination’ TV is back

This week our Screen Queen is diving into Boat Story on ABC, renovating with Alan and Amanda in Spain, revisiting the bonkers story at the heart of Good American Family and solving crimes with The Residence.

Clare Rigden

One-pot creamy chicken and noodles. Both the bird and the egg noodles cook in the same vessel for a creamy meal that’s not just warming, it’s also so easy to clean up. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Matt Taylor-Gross/The New York Times)

NYT recipe The one-pot creamy chicken and noodles you need to try

Think of this warming dish as a relay race, each ingredient handing its flavour to the next during an (almost!) hands-off cooking process.

Clare de Boer