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Q+A: A part-pension can be a big help in meeting everyday costs. But when you inherit a massive lump sum, will you keep it? A quirk of the Centrelink system means you can ... and move into much fancier digs.

With share markets in decline and interest rates trending lower, it should come as no surprise that questionable ‘safe’ fixed interest rate investments are again popping up on social media.

Investors have given James Hardie the cold shoulder after the building products supplier revealed an ambitious $14b merger deal.

Seniors in receipt of a means-tested Centrelink benefit could be in a position to boost their pensions on the back of the recent market turmoil. All it takes is one quick update. Here’s how to do it ...

Ethan Sanborn, 8, just landed a five-figure investment on the US version of Shark Tank.

The mining industry is drifting apart into two distinct models.

A jury has ordered Bayer to pay $A3.3 billion in damages to a US man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.

Fibre-cement maker James Hardie Industries has announced it will acquire US-based outdoor products manufacturer AZEK in a cash and stock transaction valued at nearly $14bn.

Protests and campaigns against Tesla, Musk and his work in the Trump White House have erupted around the world.

‘I just want to go home’: Travellers are frustrated and angry as an investigation is ordered into the UK’s country's energy resilience after a fire shut Europe’s busiest airport, Heathrow, for almost a day.

BEN HARVEY: Chris Ellison was likely hoping the wounds from 2024 had been cauterised but it appears he’s in for another annus horribilis. Last year was a shocker for the Mineral Resources boss.

JACKSON HEWETT: While the ACCC clears the major grocers of price gouging, its findings do little to address structural problems plaguing Australia’s dairy sector.

ELLEN RANSLEY: The US President is still working out the final details of his reciprocal tariff scheme, but at any rate it looks like Australia is in for a bumpy year ahead.

The Financial Services Union has slammed a “draconian” new employment contract drawn up by for workers at super behemoth AMP claimed to contain “disturbing surveillance and medical privacy provisions”.

In response to the ACCC report, Coles and Woolworths on Friday cautioned that any more regulation or measures brought in after the inquiry could lead to increased red tape and drive up costs.