Budget 2026: Government announces social housing shakeup
The Government has announced a proposed shake-up of New Zealand’s social housing system, including increasing the proportion of…
Winston Peters wins again – no cuts for MFAT in new Budget
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has again been exempt from funding cuts in this year’s Budget, with the Finance…
Thousands of public service jobs to go, major Govt shake-up announced
Nearly 9000 public service roles will be cut over the next three years under a sweeping Government overhaul…
Budget 2026: New maths hubs among $131m primary learning package
The Government will spend $131 million on reading, writing and maths support for Years 0-10 as part of…
Australians ‘literally dying’ as aged care average wait times surpass 365 days
The federal government has been accused by its political opponents of burying “confronting” new figures showing Australians are…
The changes coming for your bank account on April 1
Everything you need to know about benefit rises, KiwiSaver changes and the minimum wage. Numbers, numbers, numbers. Everywhere…
Singapore to increase family counselling capacity as number of cases grows
SINGAPORE: Counselling services under the strengthening families programme (FAM) will be expanded to support up to 12,000 cases…
‘Linking AI, budget shifts, and consumer spend is key,’ say HK adland leaders
Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan unveiled the government’s financial plan for 2026, prioritising tourism revival, AI-driven innovation…
Union Budget 2026: FM proposes doubling individual investment limit to 10% for overseas residents
In a big win for Indians living abroad, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Non-Resident individuals will be…
New EPF policy changes will take effect from today
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced a series of policy and product enhancements to strengthen retirement adequacy,…
‘Budget shows govt committed to strengthening security’
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2026 stands out as one of the most decisive national efforts to strengthen law enforcement…
Most believe family homes should be exempt from inheritance tax, survey shows
The survey commissioned by life insurance and pensions provider Royal London Ireland found that only 5pc overall strongly…