Sydney is no longer home to the richest people in Australia - with the latest taxation data showing the harbour city has fallen behind a rival.
Cameron Micallef
Population growth in WA remains the fastest in the nation with an increase of 2.2 per cent through 2025.
Matt Mckenzie
After ticking over the 28 million people milestone earlier this month, Australia’s latest population figure has been revealed.
Blair Jackson
The Treasurer has made a big call on his expansive powers over the new CGT rules, as Labor confirms a major change for millions of small businesses.
Ria Pandey
A statement by the US central bank, the first under chairman Kevin Warsh, has removed any guidance about future interest rate moves.
Staff Writers
Australian workers hunting for a new job face a double blow, with fewer roles on offer and a record surge in competition for every position advertised.
Australia’s participation rate has stalled far behind its global peers, costing the national economy an insane $29bn a year.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
Australians have been given some bad news on what will happen with inflation and what it could mean for their hip pockets and mortgage payments.
Samina Rakhshani
APRA chair John Lonsdale invoked the old military maxim on Wednesday, arguing financial institutions needed the same mindset as global risks become harder to contain.
Ryan Johnson
Hundreds of jobs have been axed from Australia’s biggest iron ore mines owned by billionaire Gina Rinehart.
Emma Kirk
Two of Australia’s big four banks have found households are spending more, even as cost-of-living pressures bite hard.
A 28-year-old Australian fashion retailer is officially in its final days as the business goes dark and the last remaining store is set to close.
A fragile US-Iran peace deal stands between Australian households and $3/L diesel, record inflation and several quarters of negative economic growth, Westpac warns.
Rita Saffioti says the private sector is driving WA’s economy. Sandra Brewer says government spending is holding back business. Who’s right? The debate in three charts.
Stagnant productivity means households face higher inflation and lower living standards but the treasurer hopes cheaper housing will ward off voter discontent.
Jacob Shteyman
The ASX 200 has closed nearly flat as the RBA held interest rates at 4.35 per cent.
Australia’s jobs freeze is playing out differently across the public and private sectors, with government organisations more likely to be hiring but also far more likely to be planning redundancies.
The Reserve Bank of Australia warns the fight against inflation is far from over, even as the economy shows signs of cracking.
Manufacturers are bracing for weaker conditions in the coming months but Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock warns demand has to slow to get inflation under control.
Cheyanne Enciso
Victorian workers could soon have a legal right to work from home up to two days a week, in a world-first move that is now expanding to regular casual and part-time employees.
The Middle East peace deal and falling oil prices were enough to give the RBA pause. But with CPI still well outside its comfort zone, is another hike later this year needed to slay the inflation dragon?
Daniel Newell
Two MPs have sparred in a fiery on-air clash over claims small businesses are being silenced as Labor pushes their proposed CGT changes.
A US-Iran peace deal has sent the ASX 200 to a two-month high while pushing oil to a three-month low.
Premier Roger Cook has knocked back concerns the State Government’s infrastructure binge is forcing the private sector to lift wages in competition for workers.
