Australia’s sharemarket slid during Monday on fears the Middle East conflict could escalate but the falls were limited thanks to one banking juggernaut.
Cameron Micallef
Alarm bells are ringing for a major ASX-listed fashion business as a brutal Trump slump and inflation shock smashes share prices.
Duncan Evans
Retail conditions continue to be tough, but there are some signs of improvement, according to the owner of IGA, Total Tools and Mitre 10.
Adrian Black
Australian investors are moving away from the US shares, fearing the end of American exceptionalism.
Do you want to live in the bustling cosmopolitan dream of Melbourne’s Hawthorn, or the riverside splendour of Brisbane’s Hamilton? Here’s how you can afford it.
Australia’s shares slid for the fourth straight day with a fall in banks and miners dragging the index lower on Friday.
Australians are tipped to be hundreds of thousands better off in retirement thanks to one change starting five years ago.
A major bank has been fined for breaches of Australia’s economy-wide data-sharing scheme that let down Australian consumers.
Blair Jackson
The Treasurer has announced his ambition for tax reform, and while he’s tight lipped about what is on the table, two key changes have already been ruled out.
Robert White
Residents in one Australian state are facing a blow to their household budgets, with bill rebates scrapped and rego fees hiked despite a $2.4bn surplus.
Emma Kirk
A major change is coming to how many times energy retailers can increase electricity prices on Aussies.
Australia should slash income taxes and lift the GST to help pay off the nearly one trillion dollars in national debt.
Australia’s most prestigious educational institutes have fallen down the international rankings, a slide described as “not good enough”.
A surprising dip in the number of employed Australians adds to the case for back-to-back rate cuts.
Cashed up trades are making more than $51 per hour, while productivity is slumping putting further pressure on Australia’s housing sector.
Officials have revealed the simple mistake that has left them unable to contact the mystery winner of Powerball’s huge $100m jackpot.
Amelia Swan
Telco giant Optus has agreed to pay a whopping $100m fine for exploiting hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians.
Australia could be on the verge of cementing a free trade deal with multiple major countries, with both parties acknowledging the symbolic significance of the pact.
Jessica Wang in Canada
Jim Chalmers has warned of a “world of churn and change” which will impact the Australian economy as he outlines the plans for the next three years in government.
An Australian wagering company has been penalised $4m after spamming its VIP customers with texts and WhatsApp messages.
While Australia is eyeing a potentially lucrative deal with the European Union, Anthony Albanese has dismissed the potential of an imminent breakthrough.
Jessica Wang
Motorists are being warned it is “inevitable” they will be paying more for fuel in the coming days, while Treasurer Jim Chalmers says there could be issues for the economy.
Cameron Micallef and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A major international oil consortium has made a nearly $30bn play for Australia’s second largest oil producer at a time when the price of crude is soaring.
The boss of a major tech company says one side of the work-from-home debate firmly has the “upper hand”.
