Has the evil winter witch cast her ugly lurgy spell upon you yet?  Touch wood right now if it hasn’t. For the rest of us, you don’t need to tune into the nightly news bulletins to realise this year is one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory. In fact, you or a loved one is probably clutching for the Kleenex now as you read this. 2017 has seen a record number of influenza cases ... read more>

For many Australians, navigating the tax system can be quite overwhelming.  But like death, tax time is inevitable – as the saying goes. So to help take the stress out of tax returns and maximise your return, H&R Block Director of Tax Communications, Mark Chapman had some tips for our listeners on The Daily Drive this week. If you have a simple tax return with not many deductions, ... read more>

New apps are appearing on the App Store at around 1000 a day.  So many of them are very useful, like apps to help with shopping or help with finding a car park, there are apps for tracking your kids’ driving habits and even an app that will send you a de-motivational quote each day! No matter what you can think of, there’s pretty much an app that will do it. So here’s our pick of the Top ... read more>

When it comes to our money, it’s no wonder we get cranky when we feel we can’t connect with the right person in a large business or government department.  Often these multinationals are so efficient, they lack the personal touch. You phone to speak to someone and after you have clicked through 6 options on the phone menu, you’re asked to wait for an operator and reminded every 2 mins that “... read more>

Australians lost a startling $300 million to scams in 2016, a figure which only accounts for those cases known to authorities. The record losses combine those reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network, which number more than 200,000.  Investment scams accounted for the greatest losses, at a total of $59 million, foll... read more>