Elissa Doherty
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Where Australians spend their fitness dollars may surprise you
It’s enough to make you break out into a sweat — active Aussies are spending up to $250 a month in the quest to be fit and healthy. → Read More
Room to grow seniors’ incomes as retirees become landlords
Savvy seniors are increasingly opening their doors to travellers, renting out spare rooms and their homes to boost their finances and beat loneliness. → Read More
How to control the rising cost of convenience from eating into your savings
Australians are splurging thousands of dollars a year on movies and meals selected with the tap of an app from the comfort of the couch. → Read More
Free items on Gumtree, Freecycle, Zilch: Free Dyson vacuums, whitegoods
It sounds too good to be true — kitting out your home for free, with everything from Dyson vacuums to furniture, white goods and a new deck. → Read More
How to make money leasing your items from party clothes to cars
Savvy savers can turn a tidy profit during the summer holidays by tapping into the sharing economy — and they barely need to lift a finger. → Read More
Google insider reveals our search habits
AUSSIES rank high among the world’s most laid-back people — but are we actually the most anxious? → Read More
Qantas and Jetstar flight attendants and pilots reveal their travel secrets
EVER wondered where international pilots and cabin crew go to eat, drink and play after they’ve delivered you safely to your destination? → Read More
Woolworths under fire for stocking hot cross buns just days after Christmas
‘TWAS the day after Christmas, when all through the shops, hot cross buns began materialising on shelves. → Read More
Brighton Grammar boys investigated for vile Instagram account urging students to vote for ‘Slut of 2016’
A VILE Instagram account set up by Brighton Grammar School students to vote for the ‘Slut of 2016’ is being investigated by police. → Read More
Cash splash for Victorian schools in $1.1 billion education building blitz in state budget
UPDATE: NINE new schools will be built as part of a $924 million school works program which the Andrews Government says is the largest in Victoria’s history. → Read More
Toddler dies in horror road smash near Ballarat
A TODDLER has died after a red Nissan Micra slammed into a tree near Ballarat this afternoon. → Read More
Man exposed himself to schoolgirls at Laburnum Primary School
A MAN exposed himself to two young schoolgirls on the grounds of a primary school in Melbourne’s east yesterday. → Read More
New laws to target thugs breaching family violence intervention orders
THUGS who repeatedly breach family violence intervention orders are more likely to be clapped in jail under fast-tracked law reforms. → Read More
Family Violence royal commission proposes policing, social services, courts overhaul
NEW safety hubs for victims, body cameras for police and a huge boost to emergency housing are the key planks of a landmark blueprint to tackle family violence. → Read More
Royal Commission into Family Violence: Domestic violence report makes 227 recommendations
ALL family violence matters to be heard in specialist courts, mandatory respectful relationship classes from prep and a trial of body-worn cameras by police headline a wide-reaching blueprint for reform to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse. → Read More
Generous Victorians brought great joy to the Royal Children’s Hospital by donating over $17 million
CHOCOLATE eggs bring great joy to children of all ages at this time of year. → Read More
Schoolgirl Kimberly Butlin hit by garbage truck in Langwarrin loses fight for life
A SCHOOLGIRL who died after being struck by a garbage truck has been remembered as a “beautiful ray of light”. → Read More
Student grit not linked to school success
IT’S sounds like the news no parent wants to hear — a student’s grit has little direct impact on their grades. → Read More
Study reveals student grit and passion not linked to academic success
IT’S sounds like the news no parent wants to hear — a student’s grit has little direct impact on their grades. → Read More
Melbourne carjacking, robbery rampage, child, woman allegedly threatened
A MAN allegedly went on a carjacking and robbery rampage in Melbourne last night, threatening to kill a woman and her young children. → Read More