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It's Pay Day! Author Elfy Scott answers all the money questions we don't like to talk about as we seek to demystify personal finance and normalise conversations about how we think about money, what we earn and how we spend it.

Implementing rules around artificial intelligence at work helps protect privacy, and can allow workers to feel supported, rather than threatened. They can also reduce the misuse of AI.

Gone are the days when a phone call was the main way to call in sick. With email, text and messaging apps now in the mix, we ask experts about the best ways to let an employer know you're unable to work.

It's Pay Day! Farmer and filmmaker Leila McDougall shares the surprising truth about life on the land, how her family informed her attitude towards credit cards, and why it's important to believe in yourself. 

It's Pay Day! The ACT's Young Australian of the Year, Caitlin Figueiredo, shares the first big purchase she made at just eight years old, why she won't stop buying people gifts and how she's managed to stop paying rent.

Employers can pay youngsters aged below 21 less than the minimum wage. But some say it is not a fair deal and are pushing for equal pay.

When Amanda Hewer was in high school and still figuring out what she wanted to do with her life, trades never felt like an option. Now, she's on a quest to get more girls into the industry she loves.

Gen Z and millennials are job hopping much more frequently than their boomer bosses in the pursuit of happiness — and it's putting pressure on employers.  

Dallas Davidson grew up as a farm girl, but in her heart she dreamt of Oscar nominations and red carpet walks. Now she juggles both, hosting camera crews to film everything from country music videos to science fiction movies.

For Pay Day, demographer and social researcher Dr Liz Allen shares the shame that comes with living in poverty, the secrets of survival, and how this experience "grants perspective that can never be bought".

When intrepid medical couple Ulrich and Sabine Orda arrived in Mount Isa with four young kids in the mid-2000s, they did not expect their short-term adventure would turn into a love affair with the Queensland outback spanning almost two decades.

Workplace romances aren't uncommon, but what are the consequences for dating colleagues or even your boss? 

Self-professed "over-achiever" Olivia Franklin shares what she has learnt after being forced to move on from her failed dream, and the more than $100,000 worth of debt that has come with it.

It's Pay Day! Australian drag superstar Hannah Conda explains the expensive reality behind the scenes of her glitzy appearances on RuPaul's Drag Race, and the travel mistake that led her to the lowest point in her financial life. 

Baby Boomers who used telex machines in their first jobs are working alongside Generation Z colleagues who have always had a smartphone. With more of us living — and working — for longer, how are we making it work?

A surge in enrolments to fee-free nursing across North Queensland TAFE campuses gives aspiring nurses a foot in the door during a cost-of-living crisis.

It's Pay Day! Brisbane-based visual artist Nordacious, AKA James Hillier, shares the lesson of "delayed gratification" that he learned from his parents and the irresistible guilty splurge in his shopping trolley most weeks.

Taking up a job as an embalmer may sound like an unlikely career pivot for a woman in her early 20s, but Sarah Broanda is part of a growing cohort of young people taking up jobs in the funeral industry. 

Here's what you need to know about providing evidence for sick leave when you have COVID-19.

It's Pay Day! Elly Desmarchelier shares the financial reality of living with a disability, why salary-sacrificing her car turned out to be a disaster, and the money advice from her parents that she carries with her to this day.

Priscilla Oberreiner had big dreams of adventure when she arrived in Australia as a young backpacker, but she never imagined winning one of the country's most celebrated horsemanship challenges.

As part of a newly announced training model, an extra 60 junior GPs will be employed across regional SA for the duration of their five years of training, with hopes they will stay on in the towns afterwards. 

It's Pay Day! Finance content creator Michael Ko shares the money advice he would give his 18-year-old self, and explains why he splurges on a new smartphone upgrade every year — even though he knows he doesn't need to.

This 26-year-old fashion designer from Moe is making a name for herself on the catwalks of Paris after working two jobs as a teenager at Kmart and KFC.

It's Pay Day! Top-ranked sports climber Campbell Harrison takes a break from training for the Paris Olympic Games to share how working from a young age to pursue his dream career has taught him the value of paying it forward.