The average loan for a first-home buyer is $283,400, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

Energy bills that include the carbon tax for the first time are soon to land on the desks of every small business.

The problem with being called The Lucky Country is that it’s passive. We’re actually hard-working and optimistic, writes Mark Bouris.

Australians are earning more than the rest of the world and this is expected to continue, a new report has revealed.

The percentage of new borrowers choosing variable rate home loans rose in June for the third consecutive month as rate cuts hit home.

New figures from Commonwealth Bank show the annual average pace of housing appreciation in Australia has been 1.8 per cent since the financial crisis.

Athens carrier bucks market trends.

A business owner’s failure to separate themselves from the business entity is one of the biggest problems I see in small and medium sized enterprises, writes Mark Bouris.

Credit card analysts predict the average surcharge levied will more than halve when the Reserve Bank moves to stop businesses slugging customers with excessive fees.

Lawyer Peter Panagiotopoulos intends to educate small business owners on the dangers and pitfalls of running a food business.