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Netflix and Stan are the two streaming services most Australian households end up choosing between. Netflix has the biggest catalogue and the most originals. Stan is cheaper at the top end, has no ads on its main plans, and is the home of Australian originals and live sport. So which one deserves your money? Here is the short answer, then the full comparison. Quick verdict Pick Netflix if you want the widest choice. It has…
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A good credit rating opens doors. It can mean a cheaper home loan, a credit card with a better rate, and a smoother rental application. The good news is that a strong rating is not about earning a big salary or having a perfect past. It comes down to a handful of steady habits, repeated over time. Here is what a good credit rating looks like, and the ten habits that build one. For the…
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Most of us pay for more subscriptions than we can name. Streaming, music, cloud storage, fitness apps, news, software — they quietly renew every month, and the small amounts add up to hundreds of dollars a year. A survey of Australian millennials cited by WeMoney found 66% had subscriptions they had forgotten about, and more than half were paying for between four and ten at once. A subscription tracker app puts the whole list in…
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Yes — you can cancel a free trial before it ends. In fact, that’s exactly what free trials are built for: try the service, and if it’s not for you, cancel before the first payment is taken. In most cases you keep full access until the trial’s end date, so cancelling early costs you nothing. The one thing that catches people out is the deadline. On iPhone and Android, you need to cancel at least…
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Macquarie has a new boss. Greg Ward takes over as managing director and chief executive of Macquarie Group today, 7 November 2026, as Shemara Wikramanayake retires after eight years in the job. The change comes on the back of a record half-year profit — yet Macquarie shares still fell on the day the result was announced. Here is what happened, who Greg Ward is, and what it means if you hold the shares. Quick answer:…