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An Origin Energy email after the cyber attack. Picture NewsWire

FINANCEPremiumEnergy giant’s warning after cyber attack

Australia’s largest energy company has sounded the alarm on cyber security just a few months after being hit with a brutal data breach.

Cameron Micallef

Rex Airlines will suspend Sydney flights to Port Macquarie and Orange. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

TRAVELPremiumAirline suddenly stops Sydney flights

A major airline has suspended two regional flights to Sydney, blaming rising fuel costs and low demand.

Emma Kirk

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POLITICSPremiumCoalition, Greens vow fight on new tax take

A key component of the Albanese government’s economic agenda is under threat, with the Coalition and the Greens looking to work together to scupper it.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

CBA and the Finance Sector Union have reached a deal on staff wages. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

FINANCEPremiumBrutal reality for 50k Aussie bank staff

The bosses of a big-four bank have refused to guarantee that its use of artificial intelligence won’t cost more workers their jobs.

Cameron Micallef

RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers both warned the Middle East conflict would put pressure on the national economy. NewsWire

FINANCEPremiumDire outlook for Australian economy

Australia is set to record the largest unemployment rate rise among advanced economies, a damning new report suggests.

Cameron Micallef

Telstra shareholder Peter Starr has criticised chairman Craig Dunn. Telstra

UPDATEDPremium‘Fish out of water’: Telstra chairman lashed

The chairman of Telstra has been grilled by an angry shareholder over the telco’s chief financial officer being the public face of a major outage earlier this year.

Blair Jackson

The PropTrack report said the Perth property market had been volatile over the past couple decades.

PropertyPremiumREVEALED: Perth’s best property investment hotspots

Where you wish you had invested in residential property a year ago, according to new research.

Kim Macdonald

Shiv Sheetal was granted an adjournment to obtain a fifth lawyer through Legal Aid. Facebook

CourtPremiumIndia hit man plot accused sacks 4th lawyer

An Australian man accused of hiring a hit man in India to kill his father-in-law has sacked his fourth lawyer the day before trial.

Emma Kirk

The latest Commonwealth Bank wage data shows pay increases are being outweighed by inflation. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

FINANCEPremiumDire figures reveal Aussie inflation woes

Australian wages have failed to keep pace with inflation, despite a pay rise from the Fair Work Commission, the latest labour report reveals.

Blair Jackson

Saunders was ordained bishop of Broome in 1996 making him one of the most powerful Catholics in Australia. Supplied

COURTPremium‘Powerful’ Catholic bishop’s fall from grace

One of Australia’s most powerful Catholics gallivanted about remote communities plying young Aboriginal men and boys with alcohol before two of his victims bravely came forward.

Emma Kirk

Land tax has almost doubled for some landlords — by an extra $10,000 in some cases — following a big increase in block values, triggering a fresh assault on investment properties.

Commercial PropertyPremiumLabor stuff pockets from rising land tax as renters pay up

Land tax has almost doubled for some landlords — by an extra $10,000 in some cases — following a big increase in block values, triggering a fresh assault on investment properties.

Kim Macdonald

The sale on Classic Flight Reward seats launched on Friday across the airline’s domestic network for travel from November 2026 until September 2027. Instagram/@qantas

TRAVELPremiumQantas launches massive Frequent Flyer sale

Qantas has launched a massive new sale, offering Frequent Flyer members up to 30 per cent off Classic Flight Reward seats until 2027.

Emma Kirk

Missing wheelie bins have appeared in a backyard and the bizarre discovery has been captured from space. Reddit

NewsPremiumBizarre case of missing wheelie bins

Missing wheelie bins have mysteriously appeared in a backyard – and the bizarre discovery has been captured from space.

Emma Kirk

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NewsPremium‘Concerning’: Fresh Middle East fuel price fear

Tensions flaring in another region of the Middle East could put “upward pressure” on fuel prices, hitting Australians at the bowser.

Nathan Schmidt

Nicola Forrest has made one of the largest single lifetime philanthropic donations in Australian history. NewsWire / Gary Ramage

WEALTHPremiumAussie rich lister’s eye-watering donation

One of Australia’s richest people is donating a breathtaking amount of money to charity, saying there is “so much that needs to be done”.

Blair Jackson

Australians report growing concern about household finances and global economic uncertainty. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

FINANCEPremiumThe big financial issue worrying Aussies

Australians are increasingly seeking financial guidance amid mounting economic pressures, but new research reveals a major obstacle.

William Elliott

Firmus Technologies co-founders Tim Rosenfield and Oliver Curtis.

UPDATEDPremiumBillionaire’s $44bn ASX launch canned

Billionaire Oliver Curtis’ AI data centre company Firmus has scrapped plans to launch the biggest Aussie sharemarket float in 30 years.

Emma Kirk and Blair Jackson

Home prices continue to fall across the country, but opening the federal 5 per cent deposit scheme in October 2025 caused an immediate spike in the loan size of first homebuyer mortgages. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

FINANCEPremiumWhy first-homebuyer mortgages have blown out by $50,000

The average first home buyer in Australia is borrowing nearly $50,000 more since the Federal Government removed income caps from its 5 per cent deposit scheme.

Blair Jackson

Investors added a record $6.94 billion to ETFs in August, taking total Australian ETF assets to $375.6b, according to provider VanEck. More than half the new money went into global shares.

Your MoneyPremium‘Don’t know what they own’: Broker’s warning on ETF boom

Australia’s rush into exchange traded funds risks leaving investors unaware of the fees they pay and where their money goes, a stockbroking boss has warned.

Ryan Johnson

Woolworths’ 2026 Christmas range on display ahead of the festive season. Woolworths

Your MoneyPremiumChristmas budgets start early as household hit on all sides

Cost-conscious Aussies are already planning for Christmas months in advance – with new data showing almost half of shoppers are budgeting ahead of the festive season.

William Elliott

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moneyPremiumAussie Black Friday spend expected to rise

Aussies are forecast to spend more money at this year’s Black Friday retail rush, new data has revealed.

Blair Jackson

The latest Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index report shows Australians are feeling very pessimistic. NewsWire / Nikki Short

FINANCEPremium‘Nightmare’: Proof rate hike ‘rattled’ Aussies

The latest interest rate hike has “badly rattled consumers”, and Australians haven’t felt this financially bleak since the depths of the early 1990s recession.

Blair Jackson

Mr Bowen says Australia has a strong supply of fuel. NewsWire / Christian Gilles

ECONOMYPremiumShock G7 move to help Aussie motorists

Australian motorists could soon pay less at the bowser after the G7 struck a deal that was widely supported by US President Donald Trump.

Cameron Micallef

The Future Fund made returns of 14.8 per cent last year, better than 481 of 483 superannuation options for Australians. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremium‘Outraged’: Dozen civil servants on $1m-plus

Revelations that a dozen civil servants at Australia’s sovereign wealth fund are on salaries of more than $1m have sparked anger.

Blair Jackson