Today
How this Aussie golf pro got the ear of billionaire Masayoshi Son
An injury led Paul Jones to the fairways of country Victoria and on to the upper echelons of Japan’s most intriguing technology investor at SoftBank.
- 30 mins ago
- Jessica Sier
‘Excellent return’: How much your super is expected to grow this year
Soaring equities at home and abroad are pushing returns firmly into the double digits as 2024 draws to a close, research houses say.
- 30 mins ago
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Investing
Why investors should be cautiously optimistic about 2025
Against a backdrop of benevolent macro-drivers, investors may need to confront a new set of forces.
- 30 mins ago
- Scott Haslem
- Opinion
- Financial planning
Six ways to get ahead financially in 2025 (even if you don’t get a pay rise)
Start with the end in mind by deciding where you want to be financially in a year’s time.
- 30 mins ago
- Lindzi Caputo
How to calculate your financial freedom number (and why you should)
Do you know the rule of 25? It’s one of the core tenets of the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement – or FIRE – and a useful starting point for mapping out long-term money goals.
- 30 mins ago
- Lucy Dean
‘A total lemon’: 10 finance executives reveal their first investments
From a sports car to commemorative coins, Telstra shares and property in Bondi and Paris, professionals share how much they made (or lost) on their investing debut.
- 30 mins ago
- Michelle Bowes
The simple ways top CEOs find balance in their lives
The first step to achieving work/life balance is realising how hard it is. These bosses have some easy tips to start with.
- 30 mins ago
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Analysis
- Industrial relations
Will the CFMEU be cleaned out? Many doubt it
With few runs on the board at the end of the year, some fear the “timid” and “constrained” CFMEU administration is losing the battle of public perception.
- 30 mins ago
- David Marin-Guzman
How to set goals you might actually achieve
Most career coaches will tell you that writing down your aims is a necessary precursor to improved performance at work. Here’s how to do it well.
- 30 mins ago
- Euan Black
Big, Starlinked and with ego-saving self-docking: Top trends in boats
Boomers and those without a mortgage are spending up to $8 million, but they want space to work and technology that won’t make them look like a novice.
- 30 mins ago
- James Hall
Want to buy a regional pub? This is what you need to know
Investors are getting back into regional pubs. In a tight economy, they have to focus on a local market, but also have a longer-term bet on real estate.
- 30 mins ago
- Michael Bleby
Your financial adviser could soon be an avatar
In the face of rising costs and dwindling personnel numbers, is this the future of the industry? Some certainly think so.
- 30 mins ago
- Michelle Bowes
- Opinion
- Family finance
What to consider before giving your grandchildren money
Providing financial assistance can be rewarding, but give some thought to how it will affect your retirement.
- 30 mins ago
- Jenneke Mills
Yesterday
Inside Rio Tinto’s all out war to unlock Serbia’s lithium riches
The mining giant has been trying to develop the resource rich Jadar Valley for two decades. So why is it persisting in the face of intense opposition?
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Coverage of Basil Zempilas rival unfair, imbalanced: press watchdog
The Seven West-funded Independent Media Council has upheld three complaints about negative coverage of the Perth mayor’s opponent.
- Maxim Shanahan
Assad’s wife given ‘50/50 chance’ of survival as leukaemia returns
Asma al-Assad is thought to have flown to Moscow for treatment some time before the Kremlin persuaded her husband to flee in the face of lightning rebel advances.
- Updated
- Ben Farmer
Teenager Sam Konstas steals the show at the MCG
The exciting teenage debutant has laid the platform for Australia to take early control of the Boxing Day Test against India.
- Oliver Caffrey
Retailers buoyed as shoppers swarm Boxing Day sales
Customers are also predicted to splash out a further $2.4 billion during the last days of December, research shows.
- Updated
- Adrian Black
Former cop Brad Battin to challenge for Victorian Liberal leadership
A spill vote against embattled Opposition Leader John Pesutto is slated for Friday, but a ballot will first decide if absent MPs can vote remotely.
- Hannah Wootton
The top AFR Magazine reads of 2024
From what Rich Listers teach their kids to why Saudi Arabia is luring so many Australians, here’s a collection of some of our best-read features this year.