Padraig Collins

1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Padraig Collins

A doctor has been hit with more than a dozen charges after being accused of sexually touching two of his patients. A 42-year-old man was arrested at a home on Gunsynd Avenue at Casula, in western Sydney, on Sunday. It came after detectives launched an investigation last month into the allegations of sex-related offences. He was taken to Liverpool Police Station where he was charged with aggravated sexual assault - victim under authority of offender - and 13 counts of aggravated sexual touching.

1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Padraig Collins

An ABC presenter has laughed at a high profile independent MP live on TV over her response to a simple question - but she got her own back, saying people don't watch his show.  Referring to independent MP Allegra Spender paying social media content providers 'to make videos talking about the great things she is doing', Insiders host David Speers asked Ms Spender's fellow teal Monique Ryan if she had a problem with that.

1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Padraig Collins

The federal election campaign went deep into personal offence territory on Sunday when Peter Dutton suggested Anthony Albanese was affected by alcohol when making a policy announcement. While talking about returning the Port of Darwin to an Australian government approved operator rather than a Chinese company, Mr Dutton slurred the Prime Minister.

1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Padraig Collins

Mark Bouris has issued a stark warning that young Australians will need to retire decades later than the previous generation to keep up with rising costs. The Yellow Brick Road CEO said Millenials and Gen Z will have to keep working far longer than they imagined, maybe until the day they die. 'You won't be retiring until you're 80, maybe 90,' Mr Bouris told listeners to his Mentored podcast. He explained they won't be able to retire until then 'because they don't have enough money'.

1 week ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Padraig Collins

Peter Dutton is set to announce a game changing housing policy plan to help first homebuyers get on the property ladder. The new policy would allow first time buyers of newly built homes to deduct mortgage payments from their income tax if the Coalition wins the federal election. According to the Coalition's figures, the policy would mean a family on average incomes would be about $11,000 a year better off, or $55,000 over five years. More to come...