Buyer blow as rising rates offset dip in home prices
First home buyers are in no better position to crack into the property market despite house prices falling in Sydney and Melbourne. While home values have dipped for consecutive months…
Annual migration figures to land as debate rages
Migration’s contribution to Australia’s population growth is set to be revealed as political parties lock horns over how many arrivals to cut and consensus on diversity frays. The Australian Bureau…
US Fed begins Warsh era by keeping rates on hold
The US Federal Reserve has held the benchmark interest rate steady and policy makers expect a hike in borrowing costs later this year amid growing concerns about inflation lodged above…
Review seeks electricity priced as simply as milk
Retailers forced to come clean on the number of customers charged too much for their loyalty features in a comprehensive review of the electricity pricing system. Tackling the “loyalty tax”…
$176M in Security Grants: Who Gets the Money? | The West Report
Government security grants are meant to protect communities. But when public money is handed to peak bodies and then distributed further, how much does the public get to know? Read…
Olympic-sized cost for Games city’s bridge revealed
The cost of restoring an Olympic city’s key bridge has been revealed by Australia’s biggest council in a bid to get the ageing structure Games-ready. Brisbane City Council says the…
Olympic-sized cost for Games city’s bridge revealed
The cost of restoring an Olympic city’s key bridge has been revealed by Australia’s biggest council in a bid to get the ageing structure Games-ready. Brisbane City Council says the…
Huge win for coal miner after ‘earthquake’ blast
Despite an open-cut mine explosion landing two workers in hospital, the miner has been cleared of criminal charges. Maules Creek Coal and its parent company Whitehaven Coal had four convictions…
Shares creep higher as miners lift on easing oil prices
Australia’s share market is edging higher, as gold stocks continue to rebound and oil falls to its lowest price since the Persian Gulf conflict began. The S&P/ASX200 gained 49.2 points…
What Jared and Ivanka want, Jared and Ivanka get? Not if Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has any say in it | Arwa Mahdawi
Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to block the Trump-Kushners’ plans to build on a nature reserve. But they’re not the only billionaires acting as if the whole…