An Australian-first plan to introduce a legal right to work from home for two days a week has been criticised by business groups as divisive and political.
Rachael Ward
Apprentice LinkedIn influencer Jonathan Fisher has gone from unsubtle to a tad ridiculous in his war on hydrogen. Plus: Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm’s biggest regret.
The West Australian
While Australia dodged the worst of America’s trade war, experts warn the fallout will still impact everything from mortgages to medicine costs.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s tariff rate will hold at 10 per cent, avoiding the fate of multiple other countries that now face new, higher taxes from US President Donald Trump.
Duncan Evans
Property prices have defied interest rate pressures to reach a high, with regional areas outperforming capital cities across most markets.
An influential body has urged the company tax rate to be slashed ahead of Jim Chalmers’ all-important economic reform roundtable.
Jessica Wang
Jim Chalmers will consider a plan to increase the tax burden on the nation’s 500 largest businesses while cutting it for smaller businesses as a key proposal at his three-day economic reform roundtable.
Katina Curtis
Following revelations espionage costs the Australian economy billions a year, the Home Affairs Minister says people need to take personal responsibility.
Joanne Williamson and Blair Jackson
Millions of Australians will have thousands of dollars slashed from their student debt after parliament passed new laws on Thursday. Here’s what you’ll get – and when.
Jessica Wang, Brendan Kearns
End-of-financial-year sales and Australians flocking to one electrical item have triggered an unexpected retail boom.
A key Reserve Bank official has hinted at an August rate cut after welcoming new inflation figures showing the lowest rate since 2021.
Retail sales smashed forecasts in June as shoppers splurged on end-of-financial year bargains and the new Nintendo Switch — but economists say the RBA will be undeterred from cutting interest rates next month.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australia’s quarterly inflation outcome this week was close to the Reserve Bank’s expectations, deputy governor Andrew Hauser said, while adding the board is debating the extent of labour market tightness.
Swati Pandey
Jim Chalmers has taken a fresh shot at Donald Trump’s tariffs, partly blaming them for higher inflation in the US.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Aussies with student debt will have thousands of dollars taken off their bill, with Labor passing one of its key election promises to young voters.
The “important reminder” comes after the RBA disappointed homeowners after it held rates in July despite market expectations of a cut.
Jessica Wang and Cameron Micallef
Hundreds of mining jobs are at risk after a Queensland coal miner appointed administrators after struggling to pay royalties and investors.
Emma Kirk
Analysts will look for signs of a broader consumer recovery during the August earnings season, noting rate cuts have helped ease cost-of-living pressures but the impact on spending had so far been moderate.
Protesters tried to confront the CEO of South Australian oil and gas giant Santos on Wednesday, demanding money to clean up the state’s algal bloom disaster.
Homeowners hoping for a third interest rate cut could see relief within weeks after Australia’s inflation slowed further.
Matt Mckenzie
The RBA’s next interest rate cut hangs on Wednesday’s crucial inflation figures, with economists predicting the magic number that could lead to rate relief for millions of Aussies.
Viva Energy says tobacco sales at its petrol stations fell by more than a quarter in the first half, leading to a drop in overall convenience sales.
Derek Rose
Business is booming in Albany, with a report revealing local spending is 10 per cent higher than this time last year and a surge in Sunday revenue after the 2024 decision to allow seven-day trading.
Melissa Sheil
White collar professionals could be next in line for job losses as AI and economic pressures create a 'more complicated' crisis than previous downturns.
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