Meet the couples saying ‘I don’t’ to costly,traditional weddings

Meet the couples saying ‘I don’t’ to costly,traditional weddings

“We returned to Australia to mixed reactions. One aunt actually sat me down and said I would regret what I had done for the rest of my life.”

  • byDilvin Yasa

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This Japanese man shows up and ‘does nothing’. He’s made a living out of it

This Japanese man shows up and ‘does nothing’. He’s made a living out of it

Nicknamed “Rental-san”,Shoji Morimoto has built a cult following by offering himself as a warm body who can simply be there.

  • byMichelle Ye Hee Lee andJulia Mio Inuma
‘Fear barometer’:Inside the vault where business booms in tough times

‘Fear barometer’:Inside the vault where business booms in tough times

As inflation rises,and the conflict in Ukraine intensifies,consumers are trying to get their hands on gold,a traditionally safe asset.

  • byHenrietta Cook
Win for women:Ex-partner’s super no longer easy to hide

Win for women:Ex-partner’s super no longer easy to hide

Changes to start on April 1 will make it harder for former partners to hide their superannuation assets when they separate or divorce.

  • byJohn Collett
Think you can’t be scammed? Think again
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Think you can’t be scammed? Think again

Victims at the centre of Netflix’s Inventing Anna and The Tindler Swindler have been slammed. But we are all primed to be duped by con artists – especially if they pretend to be wealthy.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Hannah Kent on the writing process - and why a standing desk helps

Hannah Kent on the writing process - and why a standing desk helps

The Australian writer discusses marriage,motherhood,the physical toll writing has on her body,and her complex relationship with religion.

  • byBenjamin Law
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Why it’s time to tell others how much you get paid

Why it’s time to tell others how much you get paid

More young workers are shedding the secrecy and disclosing their salary to close friends and colleagues.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Lonely Australians lose $200m to romance scams amid pandemic
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Lonely Australians lose $200m to romance scams amid pandemic

People over the age of 55 make up half the losses reported to Scamwatch and almost three in five victims were women,often targeted through social networking sites.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Eddie Perfect:‘I’m a better writer than performer’

Eddie Perfect:‘I’m a better writer than performer’

The actor,singer,composer and playwright discusses brutal reviews,balancing projects,the impact of Melbourne’s lockdowns,and his funeral song request.

  • byBenjamin Law
Is there power in knowing you’re a bad person?

Is there power in knowing you’re a bad person?

Kendall Roy,the conflicted son from the hit TV series Succession raises the question:can we,too,rake it in - socially and financially - just by having insight into our bad behaviour?

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Handing out cash for Christmas,the right way

Handing out cash for Christmas,the right way

If you give away more than $10,000 in a financial year it will be deemed as a deprived asset for five years from the date of the gift. However,there are other options to achieve the same outcome.

  • byNoel Whittaker