A top-ranking EU official has explained why a $10bn-a-year deal with Brussels is about far more than just scrapping tariffs.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The Coalition is taking steps to “protect” cash, warning that the Albanese government’s cash mandate has failed to do the job.
The country’s fuel security is under renewed scrutiny after an industry expert warned “Australians should be concerned”.
William Elliott
A big four bank has blamed the Albanese Government’s changes to credit card charges for its decision to jack up interest rates paid by Visa and Mastercard users.
Ben Harvey
Wholesale electricity prices have plunged year-on-year despite record winter demand, as fossil fuels are outpaced for the first time in years.
Blair Jackson
IKEA is spreading its wings further into the suburbs with a second small-format store offering planning and collection services.
Daniel Newell
The bank of mum and dad are being warned of the massive financial hole that falling house prices could put them in.
Cameron Micallef
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned of softer economic growth and rising unemployment less than two weeks before a likely interest rate hike.
The bosses of mining giant BHP have faced questions over recent deaths at two mines and aired their beliefs the industry can be “fatality free”.
The former NAB boss used the Big Australian’s annual general meeting to ratchet up warnings that the country has a major problem.
Adrian Rauso
The RBA’s second in charge is warning of a “nightmare scenario” for the Australian economy that could put further pressure on mortgage holders.
Andrew Hauser said the situation in the Middle East and the outlook for inflation was looking a lot worse than feared - and suggested unemployment would have to rise.
Stephen Johnson
Aussie travellers are getting a rare break from Europe’s high prices, but the good times may not last.
Tom Richardson
A leading economist warns of a double blow to mortgage holders, with a grim rates call in November just the start of a new era.
Christopher Kent, a Reserve Bank assistant governor, has admitted unemployment has risen faster than expected as households grapple with four interest rate hikes.
Australia’s mining industry has gone from the country’s most confident to its gloomiest in just a year, with a collapse in sentiment taking a toll on Western Australia’s business outlook.
Ryan Johnson
The Reserve Bank says higher rates do more than just punish mortgage holders, and the truth could change how you think about the cash rate.
Just $20 more a week in housing costs would push the majority of Australians into cutting back on food and medicine – pushing at-risk households to the brink.
The Nationals are showing no signs of compromising on a trade deal worth $10bn-a-year with the EU, despite warnings the opportunity may never return.
Australian businesses have lost faith in the economy, with a record three in four bracing for five years of tough times and growing numbers baulking at investing in their own expansion.
Australia’s labour market is showing signs it is softening faster than the central bank expected, Reserve Bank assistant governor Christopher Kent says.
Matt Mckenzie & Nasteho Said
Barnaby Joyce has issued a stark warning about immigration and social cohesion in Australia as he responded to reports of violent unrest in France.
Calls to lift the GST have resurfaced, as high levels of debt, funding commitments and an overreliance on income taxes are hurting the nation.
Greenpeace activists have spent the night dangling from an offshore gas rig, forcing operations to stop.
