Stretched borrowers have been spared further mortgage pain with the Reserve Bank board leaving interest rates on hold at 4.1 per cent. The October decision marks the fourth month on …

Inflation has come off its highs but the road back down is proving bumpy. A jump in petrol prices is expected to show up in the monthly consumer prices index …

Consumers are tightening their belts and some businesses are starting to feel it. The average value for invoices, an indicator of business-to-business trade measured by CreditorWatch, has sunk to its lowest …

Better housing policy, a bigger role for government in keeping the economy in good health, and less “vitriol, personal attacks and clickbait” in the public sphere have all made Reserve …

Interest rates have been left untouched at 4.1 per cent in September in welcome news for borrowers. The Reserve Bank of Australia has stayed on the sidelines for the third …

Roughly a quarter of the Australian economy will be hit hard and fast by generative artificial intelligence (GAI) disruption as highlighted in a report by top economists. Finance, ICT and …

Rising prices are leaving many Australians on income support payments with no choice but to skip meals and cut back on heating to make ends meet. Nearly three-quarters of Australians …

A peak pharmacy body has shelved its campaign against 60-day medicine dispensing and agreed to talks to iron out an agreement that will not jeopardise the viability of local pharmacies. …

Renters are tightening their belts even more than mortgage holders. Commonwealth Bank data suggests those aged between 25 and 29, who are likely facing sharp rental increases, are pulling back …

Hundreds of thousands of young workers are missing out on super from their employers because of a rule that bars them from automatic contributions. Under the law, under-18 workers are …