The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women
Lesley Anton has traded life as a corporate high-flyer for showing open homes on Sydney’s upper north shore, and she is right on trend for Australian women.
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Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman is a financial journalist and founder of women's money-goal magazine Financy.com.au. She is a regular Fairfax Money contributor and former Fairfax Media reporter. She writes on women's money and career issues, property, equity markets and personal finance.
The best-paid jobs have the biggest gender pay gaps
The pay gap is biggest in sectors that pay the most and hire the fewest women.
The wait continues at Centrelink and tips to navigate it
Centrelink's phone lines are about to get better… no really, they're meant to, but you just have to wait a little longer for it to happen.
Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments
Parents are being prevented from accessing the government's childcare rebate and other family payments because Centrelink staff are blocking phone lines and fudging caller wait times when reporting back to their bosses.
The ideal time of year to buy or sell property
Traditionally, autumn and spring are the two distinct periods for selling property. But is that logical?
How to grow your super while on parental leave
For my third maternity leave, I've pledged to pay myself enough super to match every dollar I spend on nappies.
Why I own a property but rent my home
Rent may be dead money, but it beats being a slave to the mortgage.
Super funds hoard cash in pricey market
With the sharemarket looking expensive, superannuation funds are hoarding cash despite earning minimal returns in bank deposits.