Making the Most of Your Solar Panels
29 August
Solar energy offers a sustainable and cost-effective solution to powering your home, 12-volt setup, or caravan. The benefits of harnessing the sun’s energy are substantial, ranging from reduced electricity bills to minimising your carbon...[Read More]
Types of insurance you may need for professional services
29 August
Your job as a professional requires you to apply your expertise to satisfy the requirements of your clientele/patients. Your customers count on you to provide high-quality services and expert guidance. However, despite your best efforts, there’s...[Read More]
Insurance for tradies – coverage for your business
29 August
Tradespeople provide the wiring, plumbing, plastering, building, and other services that keep us connected to each other, comfortably warm or cool, and living in safe, well-constructed homes. Some tradies also work to keep properties or landscapes...[Read More]
Slow progress on unpaid super sparks calls for action
29 August
Australian workers are still missing out on billions in unpaid super each year, with the average affected worker left $30,000 worse off at retirement. Affecting nearly one in four workers – particularly younger people, women in low-paid...[Read More]
Oliver’s insights – Will house prices crash? And what’s needed to fix housing affordability
29 August
Key points – Predictions of an Australian house price crash create lots of interest but have been a dime a dozen over the last 20 yrs. – However, there is more to the surge in property prices than easy money with a supply shortfall being the...[Read More]
Power struggle: why solar batteries are tipped to soar
29 August
Sydney consultant Greg Spencer had been weighing up whether to install a next-generation solar battery when his energy provider warned him about a 12-hour power outage. The warning felt like a sign and motivated his four-person household to become...[Read More]
Two regional cities may unlock Aussie renewable future
29 August
Two regional Queensland cities have been hailed as the “solution” to Australia’s renewable energy ambitions, with investors saying Townsville and Gladstone have a unique combination of assets that could unlock clean export...[Read More]
Telcos to dial-up customer communication during outages
29 August
Telco companies will be forced to inform customers about major network outages under new rules directed by the communications watchdog. The Australian Communications and Media Authority will be able to require telcos to let customers know online, by...[Read More]
Right to disconnect dials in on wellbeing amid discord
29 August
Allowing workers to ignore messages from their bosses out of business hours could have widespread benefits, but business groups are concerned about how the “right to disconnect” will work. Australians can refuse to monitor, read or respond to...[Read More]
Flight refunds, prices under spotlight in aviation plan
28 August
WHAT IS THE AVIATION WHITE PAPER? * The document outlines ways to improve the sustainability, competitiveness, efficiency and safety of the aviation sector through to 2050 CONSUMER RIGHTS RECOMMENDATIONS * The government will establish an industry...[Read More]
Poorer Aussies feeling pocket pinch with wealth gap
28 August
Poorer Australians are copping the brunt of increasing prices for everyday goods and often have no savings buffer due to wealth inequality and tax breaks favouring the rich, a new report says. Anglicare Australia’s Widening the Gap report reveals...[Read More]
NASA’s Mars rover begins steep climb to crater’s rim
28 August
NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The six-wheeled rover has spent the last three-and-a-half years roaming around the bottom of a crater. On Tuesday, it began climbing to the top. The rover will go up 305m to the...[Read More]
Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer’s
28 August
Alzheimer’s disease could soon be detected by GPs using a small, handheld device developed by Australian experts. Monash University engineers have developed the first-of-a-kind finger-prick blood test to detect the hallmark protein in early...[Read More]
Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal
28 August
The Sunshine State is adding to its green hydrogen credentials as Australian regions compete to refuel future bus and truck fleets powered by the alternative fuel. Hydrogen developer Lion Energy announced on Monday a $10 million partnership with...[Read More]
Sweet side of waste: sugarcane turned into packaging
28 August
Australian researchers have worked out how to turn sugarcane waste into a new form of bio packaging with the added sweetener of extending the shelf life of the produce. The novel technology has been developed by Queensland University’s Nasim...[Read More]