Today the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed official interest rates by a full percentage point — a dramatic result which could ease pressure on home borrowers if major banks follow suit. The question is: will they?

Over the past week or so, the credit crisis has morphed into a full-blown financial meltdown. Some of the financial world's biggest names have toppled like dominoes and there hundreds of billions of dollars spent on bailouts.

There's growing evidence that Australians are being paid less as inflation and the cost of living continue to rise.

Men and women around Australia are dusting off the city life in the thousands and heading to the Outback for the glittering pay packets offered by the booming mining industry.

Far from being evil masterminds plotting to take over the world, most of those committing financial crimes are family people with mortgages and jobs. Sound like someone you know?

The stock market is shaky, property has possibly peaked, so where should you stick your cash? You could try stashing it in old cookie jars … or in a Georgian bookcase.

The pressure on wages to rise is growing as food, rents, petrol and rates continue spiralling upwards.

Laura Stager couldn't wait to share with her co-workers the news that she was pregnant. But once she did, a strange thing started happening: People who barely talked to her before the announcement started rubbing her belly; even more uncomfortable, colleagues ask her weekly how much she weighs.

Gillian Bullock discusses the pros and cons of working overseas as well as how to get yourself started.

If your dream is a flexible career that allows you to make money in your pyjamas, don't move. The world of online auctions might just be what you're looking for.