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ING stops lending to expats wanting to buy Aussie property
ING Australia, a division of the global financial giant, is slamming the door shut on expatriate Australians needing finance to buy...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 20, 20183 min read


AFL under fire for unauthorised use of Aboriginal cultural property in video game
A Ballarat-based Aboriginal artist group says it is unhappy with the AFL for refusing to adequately compensate it over the unauthorised...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 19, 20182 min read


Doctors criticise regional medical school plan, instead call for more postgraduate training places
It has been labelled as a plan to tackle Australia's rural doctor crisis, but some sections of the medical community claim a new regional...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 18, 20183 min read


Stopping slurping
Taxes on fizzy drinks seem to work as intended AROUND the world, governments and beverage makers are locked in battle over taxes on...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 17, 20184 min read


Doctors call for improvements to Health Ombudsman complaint timelines
Queensland’s peak body representing doctors is calling for more resources for the state’s Health Ombudsman, in a bid to resolve the...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 15, 20182 min read


Doctors in rural areas in short supply as clinics look to 'corporates' for GP solution
Medical clinics in Tasmania are on a knife's edge as they struggle to recruit general practitioners outside the major centres, a group of...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 14, 20183 min read


The pros and cons of retiring abroad
Baby boomers in Australia, the UK, the US and other Western nations are in a pickle. They're often cash-poor and living in a country with...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 13, 20187 min read


Trauma medicine has learned lessons from the battlefield
Civilian doctors are saving more lives after terrorist attacks by copying their military peers BY 11.30pm on October 1st, 90 minutes...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 9, 201811 min read


5 things you may be wasting your money on
People often talk about personal finance in terms of large money decisions, like deciding whether to buy a home or creating long-term...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 9, 20183 min read


Your medical bills: Out-of-pocket costs, hidden fees and who's to blame
Your medical bills have revealed that you're paying thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs for surgery and while plenty of you...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 9, 20184 min read


New surgical robots are about to enter the operating theatre
Surgeons will soon have more helping mechanical hands ROBOTS have been giving surgeons a helping hand for years. In 2016 there were about...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 9, 20186 min read


'I was told I couldn't do it because I was Aboriginal': Erika Chapman-Burgess's jour
Erika Chapman-Burgess is becoming a leader in Indigenous health, but it has not been easy as she has tackled racism, discrimination and...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 5, 20184 min read


JPMorgan's head of financial planning shares his 5 best tips to start investing
Whether you are looking to start saving for retirement or you want to put some extra cash in the stock market, investing can seem...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 4, 20183 min read


World rankings in tennis: Despite an abbreviated schedule, Roger Federer rules the roost
The world’s top-ranked player disproves the adage that 80% of life is showing up THE men’s tennis season is one of the most arduous slogs...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 2, 20185 min read


Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty announced
On 24 May 2018, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services announced the beginning of a 12-month Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Castle's plan to revive rugby
Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle has revealed plans to target public schools and capture Australia's best schoolboy talent as pressure...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Expats snap up trophy properties as dollar and prices fall
Cashed-up expatriates are making the most of the falling Australian dollar and weakening property prices to snap up trophy properties in...

Guy Rasmussen
Jun 1, 20184 min read


Why spinners are enjoying a purple patch in cricket
Aggressive tactics and trickery have contributed more than video replays BEING a spinner is tough. Unlike fast bowlers, who usually...

Guy Rasmussen
May 31, 20184 min read


The making of a neurosurgeon
Henry Marsh describes how he came to love operating on patients’ brains ILLNESS, wrote Susan Sontag, is “the night-side of life”. In his...

Guy Rasmussen
May 30, 20182 min read


Tax tips for US expats living in Australia
For Americans living in Australia, the countdown has begun to take advantage of a US Internal Revenue Service program that offers partial...

Guy Rasmussen
May 29, 20182 min read
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