Labor is set to spruik its progress of lowering gross debt ahead of the federal budget, despite Australia’s bottom line set for a string of deficits over the next decade.
Jessica Wang
The Australian ASX200 has seesawed as markets await major economic updates, including just what Donald Trump will do next on tariffs.
Holly Truelove
An olive branch in the form of a Sicilian favourite was the clincher in getting the final state to sign on to a “historic” schools funding agreement.
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor appeared to repeatedly stumble over the cost of the Coalition’s flagship nuclear policy.
Drunk passengers, medical emergencies and blow-ups over ham-and-cheese toasties. It’s all in a day’s work for Qantas and Virgin flight attendants.
Duncan Evans
A steep decline in employment figures has raised alarm bells as older workers quit the workforce – but the sudden exit has raised the prospect of an April rate cut.
Cameron Micallef
Richard Marles’ chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky has agreed to an out-of-court settlement after she alleged she had been bullied by colleagues.
Joanne Williamson
A rally in Woolworths and Coles shares on Friday helped the ASX finish higher on Friday, helping to lift the ASX to its best weekly gain in 2025.
Australians have changed the way they shop after the consumer watchdog started an inquiry into the supermarkets.
A massive arms race is sweeping the Asia-Pacific region as countries like Australia grow alarmed over the China threat.
US tech giants Meta, Google, Amazon and X are targeting Australia’s online laws, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will stand up for Aussie parents.
Australia needs more competition in the supermarket industry to stop customers paying a higher margin on their groceries, an industry expert warns.
There’s a simple reason why most Australian workers were a little poorer at the end of February, and it’s all to do with Donald Trump.
Woolworths and Coles could be forced to issue new warnings on all products to alert shoppers to a sneaky supermarket practice.
A landmark probe into Australia’s supermarket giants made 20 recommendations to improve competition, but did not include one key measure.
Jessica Wang, Clareese Packer, Cameron Micallef
‘Pretty positive’ reactions from news from the US Federal Reserve and local employment data led the Australian sharemarket to its best day in six weeks.
Australia’s net migration remains high, as both sides of politics gear up for a fight on the issue.
Thursday’s unemployment figures have revealed another sign Australia’s economy has turned a corner.
Big four bank ANZ beefing up its customer security systems as Australians face increasingly sophisticated threats from cyber criminals.
Neale Prior
Australia’s sharemarket has finished in the red as investors wait to see if the US Federal Reserve will spur on the world’s largest economy.
Corporations are getting good results with four-day work weeks, but the prospect of such a change Australia-wide seems unlikely.
Blair Jackson
Persistent inflation and a dramatic surge in house prices means Aussies now think they need to make an insane amount just to be comfortable.
Mining industry boss Andrew Michelmore said Victoria was a “warning for the rest of Australia” when it comes to energy supply and reliability.
Australian homeowners may have to resign themselves to higher mortgage payments as political tensions in the US continue to rise.
