Inflation data all but confirmed a Reserve Bank rate cut but a top central bank official could push back on hopes of more rate relief down the line.
Jacob Shteyman
Falling global oil prices and insurance costs drove inflation lower and raised hopes of more interest rate relief.
The Reserve Bank should have "all the comfort it needs" to cut interest rates again in August after underlying inflation fell to a three-and-a-half year low.
Major banks have been caught charging vulnerable customers thousands in unnecessary fees, with one of the big four set to pay nearly $50m.
Cameron Micallef
An Aussie who pocketed an enormous multimillion-dollar windfall has credited her win to one strange sign.
Alexandra Feiam
North Sydney Council will charge $50 to watch New Year's Eve fireworks from Blues Point, ending decades of free access to the prime harbour viewing spot.
Robert White
A Liberal senator banished to the backbench is breaking from the opposition to push for major changes to Labor’s student debt-slashing Bill.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Labor will begin its first steps to bring down the cost of PBS-listed medicines from $31.60 to just $25. Here’s how it’ll work.
Jessica Wang
Seven lucky Australians could be secret millionaires, and 10 others in line for a windfall, as lotto prizes worth a combined $116m remain unclaimed.
Clareese Packer
Changing company taxes, making it easier for Australians to upskill or change roles and embracing new technology are just a few of the ways we can all be better off, a new report finds.
The former Treasury boss has warned the case for lifting taxes is “much, much stronger” now than in 2002, with the current tax system unfairly punishing young Aussies.
Jessica Wang and Blair Jackson
A major bank has sounded the alarm on Australia’s living standards as it says the “Lucky Country’s” good fortune is running out.
The weakness of the US dollar, whose index has lost 6.6 per cent since Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement in April, is helping Russia's rouble.
Staff Writers
Despite being called out by US President Donald Trump, Australia’s beef producers have emerged as the major winner from his tariff policy.
A major bank has run the numbers and revealed the time of day Australians are most likely to lose their money to scammers.
Australians have been given a bizarre warning with police urging people to stop renting out their bank accounts to criminals.
Australian shoppers spent an astonishing amount online, with end of financial year sales and rate cut hopes driving customer demand.
Economists await key quarterly data that could put the odds firmly in favour of an August interest rate cut, as the Reserve Bank sheds light on its shock hold.
Jacob Shteyman and Adrian Black
Australian Bitcoin holders can now use their crypto as collateral for home loans in an Australian first, but experts have a warning for buyers.
After waiting for the perfect buyer, two property owners have sold their house for millions – but their remaining portfolio makes the dizzying price seem like pocket money.
Jack Nivison
More Australians are retiring with hefty mortgages as spiralling home prices delay their entry into the housing market and the trend shows no sign of easing.
Adrian Black
Australia’s first crypto-backed home loan is set to launch after the product’s owners won a lengthy fight with the corporate regulators.
The Reserve Bank has flagged an end to a bugbear of almost every Australian shopper — debit and credit card surcharge fees.
Daniel Newell
One in three young workers report being financially exploited across the economy and there are concerns the true number could be much higher.
Rachael Ward
