The Australian Taxation Office's newest tax report highlights a huge pay gap between the nation’s richest and poorest.

For many people, a funeral can be an impersonal and costly way of farewelling a loved one. Now, one community is leading the push to make it more intimate and meaningful, writes Michael Sheather.

How you ever felt guilty for splashing out on an extravagant entrée? Well that will be nothing compared to what some people have forked out for a meal.

Young adults prefer to spend their money on life experiences rather than material goods, study suggests.

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid US TV actress for the third year in a row.

Survivors of Victoria's 2009 Black Saturday bushfires have secured almost half a billion dollars in the largest class action settlement in the country's history.

Diarrhoea among our aging population is costing the national health system $75 million a year, according to a new scientific study.

Without medication, Rachelle Haikalis’ 11-year-old daughter will die. But the drugs needed to extend her life cost $300,000 a year and her family just can’t afford them. Here, Rachelle reveals the heartache of being unable to save your own child’s life. This time last year, we were living a normal, happy life. Today, we are […]

Perenna Kei has just been named the world's youngest billionaire but everything other than her bank balance is a total mystery.

British politicians have told Queen Elizabeth II's household accountants that they need to boost the royal family's income.