‘A given’: rate cut to bring mortgage relief
Home owners can expect more mortgage relief if the Reserve Bank cuts interest rates as widely expected but those looking to break into the housing market could see property prices…
Japanese firms reportedly cash in on-selling Aussie gas
Japanese energy firms could be making upwards of $1 billion on-selling Australian liquefied natural gas to other countries at a time when domestic shortfalls loom. Australia is the top supplier…
Major industrial employer scales back amid tariffs
One of Australia’s biggest industrial manufacturing employers has scaled back production, blaming global supply problems and US tariffs, with staff encouraged to take leave. Manganese alloy smelter Liberty Bell Bay,…
Telstra accused of beating around the bush on coverage
Consumer and farming groups want an investigation into claims Australia’s biggest telecommunications company is misleading customers by inflating claims of its network reach. In allegations from rival telco Vodafone, Telstra…
Teal independent retakes lead as seat hangs in balance
Teal candidate Nicolette Boele has taken the lead from her Liberal opponent in the Sydney seat of Bradfield as counting goes down to the wire. Ms Boele leads Gisele Kapterian…
Hope Pope’s blessing foreshadows end to EU food fight
The Pope’s inauguration might have provided a second blessing for Australia as the prime minister looks to seal a trade deal with European leaders. Anthony Albanese met European Union President…
Tight race between teal and Liberal set for recount
A recount will be carried out in the Sydney electorate of Bradfield as teal candidate Nicolette Boele narrowly edges ahead of Liberal Gisele Kapterian. Ms Boele took the lead over…
Vodafone alleges Telstra inflated its coverage claims
Australia’s biggest telecommunications company is facing allegations it misled customers by inflating claims of how far its network reached. In claims levelled by rival telco Vodafone, Telstra is accused of…
PM meets pope and select world leaders after Rome mass
Anthony Albanese spoke to Pope Leo XIV about his mother after being ushered into St Peter’s Basilica in Rome following the Catholic leader’s inauguration mass. “I spoke to him about…
Search for signs of Trump trade slowdown as RBA meets
Uncertainty surrounds the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate-setting board as it meets for the first time since Donald Trump blew up the global free trade establishment. But the two-day…