Alexis Carey

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his second budget, with a focus on cost-of-living measures. Find out how you’ll be affected with our budget calculator.Single parentsThe Parenting Payment (Single) will be extended, and will now be…

Hundreds of thousands of Australians could be about to score an increase to their welfare payments in Tuesday’s federal budget.In recent days, reports emerged that the budget would likely include an increase of $3.70 a day to JobSeeker…

News of weight loss icon Jenny Craig’s collapse has stunned clients across the globe – but the company’s closure comes after it was rocked by a string of controversies in recent years.On Thursday, news broke that the firm will reportedly…

Weight loss empire Jenny Craig will reportedly close down its operations “due to its inability to secure additional financing”.According to a leaked staff email seen by NBC News, the company will close down after four decades as an industry…

Byron Bay’s council is considering rolling out a harsh new fine for a common “hipster” habit that left a local with horrifying injuries.In February this year, resident and former pro surfer Mathew Cassidy “nearly bled out on the beach” and…

A finance expert has lashed the RBA, accusing it of failing to control inflation – and sharing a grim prediction for Aussie homeowners.Michael Every, global strategist at Rabobank, told the ABC’s The Business this week that the RBA had done…

Rumours are swirling that some of Australia’s best-loved restaurant chains could be on the chopping block as part of major cost-cutting measures.It is understood that Quadrant Private Equity’s Pacific Hunter hospitality group is currently…

One of the world’s best-known homewares chains has made the “difficult decision” to go out of business.After months of struggle and speculation, US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond – which specialises in home textiles, housewares and…

A furious parent has hit out at a popular childcare company after fees were hiked by a staggering $29 per day in just two years. The Melbourne parent, who spoke with news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, has a child enrolled at the…

A former Playboy model who married into the Italian aristocracy has been evicted from her crumbling Roman villa as a wild inheritance feud with her adult stepchildren heats up.Rita Carpenter was born in Texas in the US in 1949 and forged a…