The Editorial Team

Sarah Sharples has been a journalist for more than 10 years covering business, food, music, politics, careers and local news. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Law at the University of Technology. Her career was kicked off at a number of business titles, before moving to NewCorp Australia’s NewsLocal newspapers. She has returned from a five-year adventure working as a reporter and editor in the UK and joined news.com.au as finance editor in 2020.

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Latest

Renting

Daily Telegraph 17/5/23 . People sleeping in cars and tents in Enmore Park .Vanessa Chow and Jessie Beale have a van each they sleeping .picture John Grainger

‘Worst ever’: Sad sight in Sydney park

There are warnings the housing situation in Australia is the “worst” that has ever been seen and more than “band aid” solutions are needed.

Banking

Disturbing claims about Aussie data leak

With a whopping 14 million personal records stolen, a law firm investigating the huge hack has made some disturbing claims surrounding the company’s security.

Interest Rates

Surprising reason young can’t buy a home

As Australians have been slugged with 11 rate hikes since May last year, many are hoping for them to be slashed. But it would spell bad news for some.

Sydney & NSW

A worker holds a stop sign on a construction site, building new apartments in Melbourne on April 4, 2023. - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held interest rates after ten consecutive rate hikes, leaving the cash rate at 3.6 per cent. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Staggering 27,000 Aussie homes abandoned

Billions worth of new home projects have been shelved at a time when Australians are facing a huge crisis in the property market.

Retail

‘Old excuse’: New threat to JB Hi-Fi

A number of well known Australian companies are being targeted on an issue that could take years to resolve if they don’t step up.

Other Industries

Dee Filik was excited to build her dream home but instead its turned into a bitter legal battle. Picture: Supplied

‘Doubled in price’: Melbourne battle exposed

A bitter dispute has emerged as the Melbourne mum fights to get her deposit back and the land where she thought her family home would be sits empty.

Interest Rates

Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Lowe reiterated that Australians should be prepared for further interest-rate increases, while emphasizing that future policy moves will be shaped by incoming economic data. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Warning more interest rate rises to come

Australians were shocked when a surprise interest rate rise was pushed through this month. Now more pain could be inflicted on homeowners.

Retail

20/03/2017: RedBubble CEO and founder Martin Hosking at their offices in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

Aussie company cuts 23 per cent of staff

An Australian retailer has slashed its workforce for the second time this year as it battles to return to profitability.

Federal Budget

A 100m long line of people looking for rental housing in Newtown, Sydney. Picture - Chris Pavlich for The Australian

‘Massive shortfall’: Budget slammed on crisis

There are warnings that Australia’s “biggest cost of living crisis” remains unsolved – and it will create hardship and huge financial costs for families.

Small Business

Mum ditches ‘boring’ job for $500k idea

The Gold Coast woman has turned a product she made in her kitchen into a booming business.

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