More than $140,000 of gold bullion remains missing after a street magician was enlisted by scammers who cheated money from an Aussie business.
Liam Beatty
Australian households being financially stung from all angles are preparing for the worst ahead of Christmas with continued rigid inflation suggesting more interest rate pain on the horizon.
Brooke Rolfe
The ASX 200 has closed modestly higher despite a volatile session, as a historic US$500 billion AI-linked wipe-out in Alphabet dragged local tech stocks sharply lower.
Cameron Micallef
The odds of Australia falling into recession at 50 per cent, as a key driving force behind the economy slumps due to rising rates.
Interest rates running at a 15-year high and the property market downturn have gouged more than $5bn out of one state’s budget.
Blair Jackson
A major global bank now says another rate rise could see Australia suffer a fate last seen in 1991.
Stephen Johnson
Outgoing chair accuses the Federal Government and other politicians over a “race to the bottom” over immigration policy and a lack of action on tax and productivity reform.
Adrian Lowe
The household spending crunch exacerbated by four rounds of interest rate rises this year — and the real risk of a fifth next week — is taking a toll on Wesfarmers’ biggest earner.
Daniel Newell
Woolworths has warned many Australians face a “tighter Christmas” as the supermarket giant revealed four in 10 customers struggle to make ends meet.
The boss of the Australian Taxation Office admits he “jumped to conclusions” as sweeping changes to card payments were brought in, distressing thousands of small businesses.
The latest results from one of Australia’s biggest retailers has offered a grim prediction of what may lie ahead for the sector as it heads into the vital festive season trading period.
Anthony Albanese’s chief negotiator will meet with the biggest critics of a $10bn-a-year deal with the EU, after it failed to win over Australia’s own farmers.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australia’s biggest banks are now all expecting a Melbourne Cup day rate hike following the worst inflation data since the start of the Iran war.
The RBA’s top brass have used their time in front of a senate committee to make a surprising call on whether Australia will go into a recession.
All of Australia’s big four banks have updated their predictions about what the Reserve Bank will decide on rates next week and it’s not good news.
Inflation has surged to 4.3 per cent in the year to September, above expectations, as rising fuel and building material costs bite.
Matt Mckenzie
Price growth in market services - things like hairdressing and insurance - will give the Reserve Bank a sense of how sticky inflation is in Australia's economy.
Jacob Shteyman
Greens leader David Shoebridge is making a $22bn pitch to voters, as he seeks to “replace Labor”.
Key inflation figures to be released at 11.30am will give mortgage holders a clearer idea if there will be another rate hike on Melbourne Cup day.
The Coalition has revealed how it will pay for its ambitious plan to slash income taxes, claiming it will put more money back in workers’ pockets.
A major vegetable supplier has agreed to pay $12 million in fines for allegedly fixing its prices on nine separate occasions in produce sold to Aldi.
Tom Wark
The Reserve Bank of Australia is ‘not quite yet’ done fighting inflation, says assistant governor Sarah Hunter, signalling another rate hike is likely when policymakers meet early next month.
Nasteho Said
A top-ranking EU official has explained why a $10bn-a-year deal with Brussels is about far more than just scrapping tariffs.
The Coalition is taking steps to “protect” cash, warning that the Albanese government’s cash mandate has failed to do the job.
