Weird items Aussies claiming on tax
From breast implants to sleep apnoea machines, each tax time brings with it bold attempts to get money back on weird and wacky items.
Small Business
29yo quits job, now making $3m a year
A young Melbourne mother has opened up about ditching her $40k-a-year job and taking a leap of faith that has landed her millions.
CEOs huge pay rises in inflation crisis
Top executives have had their pay increased much higher than the average Australian amid the cost of living crisis, a new report shows.
Brisbane 15yo works harder than you
While other 15-year-olds are juggling assignments and social lives, Henry Coward is running a business that’s saving Aussies precious dollars.
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Roxy cancels gig after kissing catch-out
DAYS after being caught kissing former lover Nabil Gazal while husband Oliver Curtis languishes behind bars, Roxy Jacenko has gone to ground.
Mum turns dinner battle into huge fortune
THIS is how a hardworking mother managed to channel her guilt and stress over feeding her fussy child into a multimillion-dollar business.
Blunder to cost YouTube billions
ONLINE video giant YouTube was on a colossal winning streak, but one bad move is expected to cost it billions of dollars.
McDonald’s new uniforms spark ridicule
FAST-food chain McDonald’s has dramatically changed its uniforms, and the results are scary. They look like something out of North Korea or Star Wars.
Chance to buy a $200,000 pub for $25
FORGET the meat tray. This entire Australian pub is up for grabs in a raffle that could change someone’s fortunes dramatically. We’ll drink to that.
The Aussie mum dressing celeb kids
LIV Tyler loves them. So does Zoe Foster Blake and Megan Gale. But the jumpers that Jessica Baird makes aren’t for adults.
How a daggy item made me $250K
QUEENSLAND mum Simone Taylor decided to give an ordinary bathroom item a makeover. Within two years she had made $250,000.
Kayla turned gym stint into $46 million
LEFT in charge of a gym by her absent manager, a teenage Kayla Itsines spotted a gap in the market. Now she’s rich beyond her wildest dreams.
Bikini empire: ‘One Insta post, it sells out’
THE founders of Aussie bikini brand Zulu and Zephyr started out with a suitcase of bikinis and $20,000 debt. Now they turn over $5 million a year.
‘It’s like it’s been napalmed’
BUSINESS owners say they’ve never seen anything like the destruction caused by Cyclone Debbie; some are ready to quit.
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