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Qantas Frequent Flyers have long been able to boost their points balance through everyday spending – but now your bank balance could be working just as hard as your credit card.

If you’ve been avoiding looking at your super balance, now might be a good time to have another peek. After a tumultuous start to the year, the markets made a strong comeback in May, meaning your super balance may have recovered some of those early-year losses.

With Australia’s property market running hot, popular online-only lender Unloan has just dropped its investment home loan rates for the second time in the past month.

This week, 44 more lenders moved to pass on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s latest 0.25% rate cut, with the average variable home loan rates one cut away from starting with 5 – but that doesn’t mean your repayments have dropped. From mortgage cuts that aren't flowing through to savings base rates being slashed, we break down what’s been happening behind the scenes this week in banking.

As the end of financial year (EOFY) draws closer, new research shows more than 7 in 10 Australians plan to shop the sales this June – a clear sign that households are seeking ways to make their money go further.

Many banks are already passing on home loan rate cuts following the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision, but millions of Aussie mortgage holders may be wondering why their monthly mortgage repayment still hasn’t changed.

Get ready: your superannuation is about to receive what might be its last scheduled percentage boost for years. From next month your employer's Super Guarantee (SG) contribution hits the landmark 12%.

Planning your next overseas trip? You might be booking the perfect Airbnb and budgeting for cocktails by the beach but there’s a good chance your bank is secretly coming along for the ride and quietly skimming your spending.