Tom Watson is a senior journalist at Money magazine, and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. He's previously worked as a journalist covering everything from property and consumer banking to financial technology. Tom has a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney. Connect with Tom Watson on LinkedIn.
ASIC slams banks for failing customers in hardship
Some of the country's largest lenders are failing to provide adequate support to customers struggling to pay their mortgages, ASIC has found.
The best travel money options for your next overseas trip
Are you better off using your credit card, debit card or a prepaid travel card on your next overseas trip? We unpack your travel money options.
Four takeaways from the Budget reply speech
Allowing young Aussies to dip into super to buy a home and a two-year ban on foreign investment in property were two key measures in Peter Dutton's Budget reply speech.
Five housing measures in the Federal Budget
The Labor government will increase the rate of rent assistance available to almost one million renting households and pour billions into other housing-related measures.
Energy rebates and rent assistance to ease cost of living
More than 10 million households will receive $300 rebates on their power bills from July this year, while one million eligible small businesses will receive $325.
2024 Budget winners and losers
Students, new parents and pensioners are the winners of the 2024 Federal Budget. Here's what it will mean for you.
Friends With Money #150: Budget 2024 – will Aussies get relief?
The 2024 Federal Budget is less than a week away, so what can we expect to see in the way of cost of living relief?
RBA leaves interest rates unchanged at 4.35%
The Reserve Bank Board has left the official cash rate at a 12-year high of 4.35% following its May meeting.
Do Australian businesses have to accept cash?
As more of us tap and pay, a growing number of Aussie businesses are going cashless. But if cash is legal tender, is it illegal for businesses to refuse to accept it?
Retirement is harder without financial advice: Report
Australians who don't obtain financial advice in the lead up to finishing work are twice as likely to find retirement harder than anticipated compared to those who do, new research has revealed.
