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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


Is it time the AFL reviewed how and when injuries are revealed to the fans?
Injuries are a constant problem in elite sport, often dictating the ability of teams to perform to expectations. Medical opinions and...

Guy Rasmussen
May 28, 20183 min read


Australian-first journey uses 'ICU fit for the skies' to save critically ill baby
Cradled in his mother's arms, Davey Marika is just six weeks old and barely knows life outside of hospital walls. He has yet to lay eyes...

Guy Rasmussen
May 28, 20183 min read


Repaying deductible debt? Here’s a better idea
Here’s something you might not expect to hear a financial planner say: maybe repaying your debt is the last thing you should do. We...

Guy Rasmussen
May 26, 20184 min read


Positive gearing into property
Positive gearing is the opposite of negative gearing. It is jargon for borrowing to buy an investment where the expected assessable...

Guy Rasmussen
May 25, 20182 min read


NRL to keep some concussion breaches secret if details not in the 'public interest'
It has been revealed that cases where NRL clubs are fined for breaches of concussion rules could be kept secret from the public. Last...

Guy Rasmussen
May 24, 20183 min read


Medical community warns against Nationals' 'impassioned' push for regional medical schoo
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack is calling for the establishment of a new regional medical school to address a doctor shortage in...

Guy Rasmussen
May 24, 20182 min read


Negative Gearing and Shares
Negative gearing occurs where the income from a ‘geared’ asset is less than the interest and other holding costs, creating a loss while...

Guy Rasmussen
May 24, 20183 min read


Aussie expats go into battle over capital gains tax crackdown
Australian expatriates are lobbying Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to overturn proposed tax changes that will force them to pay hundreds...

Guy Rasmussen
May 7, 20183 min read


Budding GPs get a taste of bush life to combat remote doctor shortage
A unique medical program in the Northern Territory has found a simple way to combat a shortage of skilled GPs willing to work in the...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 16, 20183 min read


If sports broadcasts lose so much, why does TV keep bidding up the rights?
In the Darwinian world of sport, if players kept racking up heavy losses the way sports broadcasts do they'd be moved on pretty quickly....

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 16, 20186 min read


The accountant who fell into $50,000 of debt
The last person you would expect to get into $50,000 worth of debt is an accountant. But debt can sneak up on anyone. Five years ago...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 16, 20183 min read


Australia admits more migrants than any other big Western country
And Australians still like them “THE prime reason for the decline in living standards for many Australian workers is our staggering...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 16, 20184 min read


10 foods and drinks that make dentists wary
When it comes to our oral health, it seems many of us can 'try harder'. That's the take-home message from a new report card looking at...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 15, 20184 min read


The fake doctors who get away with medical fraud
Melbourne man Raffaele Di Paolo pleaded guilty last week to a number of charges related to practising as a medical specialist when he...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 15, 20185 min read


Fifty years of service to Queensland town Biloela and Dr Tan is not ready to retire just yet
As rural locations across Australia struggle to attract new doctors, a GP in one small central Queensland town is celebrating a very...

Guy Rasmussen
Apr 12, 20182 min read
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