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If you’re running a growing business, the admin around your people — leave requests, pay runs, onboarding paperwork, keeping up with awards and compliance — can quietly eat up your week. Employment Hero is a cloud-based HR and payroll platform built in Australia to take that load off. This guide explains in plain language what it does, how much it costs, and whether it’s the right fit for your business. The short answer Employment Hero…
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If your family or business runs through a discretionary trust, there’s a big change coming. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has introduced legislation for a 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts, starting 1 July 2028. The official consultation materials are published on Treasury’s website. Here’s the short version: the bill has been introduced in Parliament but is not law yet. If it passes, trustees of affected discretionary trusts will pay at least 30% tax on…
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Quick answer: Great Southern Bank is one of the country’s largest customer-owned banks — owned by its customers, not shareholders — and was known as CUA (Credit Union Australia) until June 2021. It offers everyday accounts, savings, home loans, personal loans and credit cards, with branches mainly on the east coast plus online and app banking. You can log in through online banking or the mobile app, and reach them on 133 282. For current…
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Every year, Australia’s super regulator puts hundreds of super products through a performance test. The 2026 results named 12 products that failed — including, for the first time since 2023, a MySuper default product. If you’re wondering whether your own fund is one of the shaky ones, this guide shows you how to check in a few minutes, what a failure actually means, and how to switch funds step by step. What APRA’s 2026 test…
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If you live in New South Wales, chances are you have seen the blue NRMA Insurance logo on car windows, shopfronts and billboards for as long as you can remember. NRMA Insurance is one of the biggest names in general insurance in this country, with roots going back to 1925. But many people are still unsure exactly what it covers, how to get a quote, or how to make a claim when something goes wrong.…