Hopeful first homebuyers have all but given up on ever affording a home in Western Australia amid unrelenting prices, escalating competition and dwindling optimism.
Brooke Rolfe
The ever-rising price of an Aussie schooner of beer could be halted, as MPs vote on the first tax freeze in 40 years.
Nathan Schmidt
A failure to drive stronger productivity growth has eaten away at Australia's capacity to produce things without driving up inflation, economists say.
Jacob Shteyman
The first of the major banks has moved quickly to pass on the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis point rate rise to customers, adding $90 monthly to typical $600,000 mortgages.
Cameron Micallef
Debt collection business Credit Corp, which also owns lender Wallet Wizard, has kept its guidance for profit to grow by up to 17 per cent in 2025/26.
Staff Writers
A parking inspector has confessed to issuing fake fines at a major Aussie university in a bid to meet an alleged daily quota – with a business owner revealing he was slapped with 14.
Blake Antrobus
Price, relevance, conviction — Bitcoin is bleeding all three.
Sidhartha Shukla and Olga Kharif
Cost-of-living pressures have created a retirement crisis so severe that workers are abandoning plans to leave the workforce.
Precious metals are in free-fall with markets selling down following the latest move from US President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump says he'll nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed chair.
Andrea Shalal and Bo Erickson
Bitcoin’s ‘digital gold’ promise is unravelling as traders forgo the token for surging metals, hurting a narrative that once defined the asset’s macro appeal.
David Pan and Muyao Shen
Australian workers are tipped to gain a huge boost with their pay, as the tax office warns businesses of a once in a generation change.
The former credit union has canned talks about a potential $30 billion tie-up with Queensland’s Great Southern Bank that would have created the country’s biggest mutual bank.
Sean Smith and Daniel Newell
A technical issue at Australia's central bank has forced employees to wait hours for pay and created delays for those hoping to settle on properties.
Kat Wong
The inflation genie has escaped again, prompting experts to warn households face thousands more in costs and interest rate hikes.
Reports have emerged that Australia’s largest bank has an outage on its banking app, while another bank apologised for payment issues.
The Australian dollar is buying more than 69 US cents for the first since October 2024 - great news for Australians heading to America on holiday.
Derek Rose
Almost half of Australians already use AI to shop online, but Mastercard’s breakthrough could eliminate the security risks that have plagued digital purchases.
Hotter-than-expected inflation figures have convinced analysts the Reserve Bank will lift rates as soon as next week, heaping pressure on mortgage holders.
In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis people are having to make heartbreaking choices when it comes to their beloved pets.
Jay Hanna
The precious metal has soared more than 80 per cent in 13 months, reaching an unprecedented milestone that experts warn signals deeper market instability.
Australians will spend millions in extra surcharge fees on the Monday public holiday, with fresh figures showing how much it will hit your family’s budget.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says President Donald Trump is set to decide which of four candidates he will nominate for chair of the Federal Reserve.
A federal MP’s expenses scandal has triggered a dramatic overhaul on parliamentary travel – with elected officials now under strict new travel entitlements.
