Telstra under fire over China ‘sabotage’ fears
Telstra’s board has been grilled on shareholder fears Australia’s mobile network could be sabotaged and price hikes in a cost of living crisis in its AGM.
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‘Fiddling’: Surcharge crackdown lashed
A crackdown on card surcharges has been criticised as “fiddling around the edges while Rome burns”.
‘Fiddling’: Surcharge crackdown lashed
A crackdown on card surcharges has been criticised as “fiddling around the edges while Rome burns”.
Fess up on housing, Albo told
The Albanese government has been told to “stop spruiking a fake promise” and admit it will not meet national housing targets amid mounting voter concern over affordability.
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Staggering number of people living in Aus
Australia’s population grew by a record 624,100 people in the past year, and one state was more popular than others for overseas arrivals.
Japanese PM issues unbelievable warning
As Australia faces record population growth, other countries are grappling with the opposite problem. And experts are divided on the solution.
Aussie business collapse hotspots revealed
The areas with the highest risk of business failure for 2024 have been revealed.
Soaring taxes cut Australia’s deficit
Swelling government tax revenues from soaring commodity prices and low unemployment has pushed down the budget deficit to a razor-thin margin.
Soaring taxes cut Australia’s deficit
Swelling government tax revenues from soaring commodity prices and low unemployment has pushed down the budget deficit to a razor-thin margin.
Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
$32 billion flushed down the toilet
Venture capital firms were once throwing money at start-ups, but now billions of dollars worth of value has been wiped out.
‘Rubbish’: Dutton’s tradie call blasted
Jim Chalmers says the Opposition Leader’s latest spray is “another reminder that you don’t get your information about the economy from Peter Dutton”.
ASX on three-day winning streak
Ahead of key US inflation data to be released on Wednesday night, the ASX finished higher for the third day in a row, buoyed by a rise in interest rate sensitive stocks.
China’s major move on trade blacklist
In a further sign of a thawing in diplomatic tensions between Australia and China, Beijing has lifted sanctions on three Australian abattoirs.
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