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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Retail

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 30, 2021: A general view of a 7-Eleven store in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Major chain up for sale in Australia

There are reports the business could be bought in a multi billions dollar deal after it first landed on Aussies shores back in 1977.

Small Business

Company Founder and Senior Executive Louise Schultze, says she budgeted everything on the basis she would be getting half of her export expenses covered.

‘Decimated’: Aussie film studio screwed

A Melbourne woman who started her own TV and film production house stopped paying herself before she was forced to let staff go.

At Work

Work addiction: NSW woman so obsessed with her job, she was answering emails while in labour

Brutal trend sweeping Aussie offices

Mum-of-two Amanda Rose has revealed the confronting moment she realised she had fallen for a brutal work trend impacting thousands of Aussies.

Superannuation

Lots of Australian 100 dollar notes. Australian money cash generic

‘Dud’: $230k hit in worst super funds

Alarmingly, around $10 billion of Australians’ retirement savings are invested in dud products but many wouldn’t know the “harm” they are suffering.

Buying

In August 2022, ANZ forecast that Australia's housing prices would

Big bank’s ‘surprise’ over house prices

The most aggressive round of interest rate hikes in decades in Australia and a rental crisis are creating a surprise outcome in the property market.

Small Business

Tim Lewis created Safestyle as part of a passion project and it now makes $1m a month. Picture: Supplied

Tradie’s ‘stylish’ idea makes $1m a month

The plumber left school in Year 11 – but a business that he started in his bedroom has boomed, and even saved people’s lives.

Banking

COMPOSITE 4:3 - Australia's four big banks Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB, ANZ. Picture: NCA Newswire

‘Don’t care’: More bank branches to close

The major banks are shuttering more bank branches across the country with calls for them to stop as they rake in “massive profits”.

Buying

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER, 28 2021: A view of a residential property with a Auction sign in Mosman on Sydney's North Shore. As many as one-in-five home buyers are potentially borrowing more than six times their income, prompting the Treasurer to consider stepping in to crackdown on home loans. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Major bank’s big call on house prices

There were fears that Australia’s property prices could take a huge hit this year, but some surprising predictions have now been made.

Costs

Messages exchanged with the scammers. Picture: Supplied

‘Definitely kill him’: Son loses $240k

A Sydney dad lost his lifesavings when he lent his son the money with the man pleading with the scammers to return the money.

Banking

Banks slammed on $550m scam ‘disaster’

The big four have been heavily criticised for their “tight-fisted and mean approach” when people lose millions to scams, which they are also failing to prevent.

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