Pacific workers in Australia to fill key labour shortages are at risk of exploitation and have a widespread fear of retaliation.
Robyn Wuth
The Reserve Bank has issued a stark warning about interest rates, as rising inflation and strong spending threaten mortgage relief.
Cameron Micallef
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed Labor’s mid-year budget update will save billions, but stopped short of divulging the fate of a looming $42bn deficit.
Ria Pandey
A slowing economy has hit the luxury car market in China as demand for foreign luxury cars wanes as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models.
CHAN HO-HIM
Coles and Woolies will face up to $10m in fines if they breach the new laws, announced as part of Labor’s crackdown on price-gouging.
A shock new report has laid bare the companies chasing debts and pursuing bankruptcy.
Phoebe Griffiths
Millions of Aussie households are set to face a bill shock as a key cost-of-living relief is discontinued. Here’s what it means for you.
For the first time in more than three decades, condoms will no longer enjoy value-added tax exempt status in China as a new law seeks to boost birth rates.
Fu Ting
Major tours like Lady Gaga remain a drawcard for interstate travel, with fresh figure revealing more than a third of Australians are crossing State borders each year to big events.
Cheyanne Enciso
One of the big four banks has hiked its fixed home loan rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia indicated a cash rate increase may be coming in the New Year.
Angie Raphael
Illicit tobacco is blowing a hole in Australian lungs and the federal budget, with up to $11.8 billion in foregone revenue each year due to excessive excises.
Jacob Shteyman
National Australia Bank’s top boss has sounded the alarm on a major issue which will impact Australian living standards.
Rising mining stocks powered the ASX’s performance on Thursday, despite the Australian sharemarket being unable to follow a strong lead-in from Wall Street.
Australia’s jobless rate remained steady at 4.3 per cent in November despite a wave of workers exiting the market, in new figures unlikely to spark alarm for the Reserve Bank.
Matt Mckenzie
Thousands of Australians have left the workforce in the month before Christmas, as the country’s official unemployment rate is revealed.
Department store Myer achieved its biggest biggest Black Friday sale performance on record as it prepares to relaunch a fast fashion brand in Australia.
Kaaren Morrissey
Australian household spending lifted in November as consumers reached for their wallets at legendary rock band AC/DC’s concerts and the Ashes series opener in Perth.
To be able to afford rent for a typical house, Australians need to be earning 51 per cent more than they did before the pandemic.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is banking on a business investment boom to aid Australia’s shift away from government spending as the dominant driver of economic activity.
WA businesses are ending 2025 on an optimistic note but it appears there is no relief in sight from higher operating costs and skills shortages.
Korean giant Samsung C&T has been in talks with the State Government this week weighing up an investment into a modular housing factory in Western Australia.
The Australian sharemarket has plunged after the central bank chief delivered a shock warning to investors – leaving every sector in the red.
The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold after its final meeting for the year, but borrowers remain on edge for what is to come in 2026.
Michele Bullock has slammed the door shut on further mortgage relief, admitting the Reserve Bank is “uncomfortable” about inflation as it held interest rates steady on Tuesday.
