$290m shake-up to ease cost of power bills
One state has committed another $290m to get more solar panels onto homes and businesses, with the ultimate aim of bringing energy bills down.
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Why Gen Z can’t be their own boss
The cost-of-living has spooked eager Gen Zers from starting businesses in Australia, new research finds.
China launches flight to major Aussie city
A Chinese airline company has just announced new direct flights connecting mainland China with a major Aussie city.
‘Ignored’: Grim warning on rate hike crisis
Aussie homeowners have been smashed with interest rate pain for years now and a leading economist warns the stress isn’t going to end anytime soon.
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Proof the ‘fair go’ is dead in Australia
Economic hardship has killed a fundamental Australian ideal revealing a nation that is “more isolated, less trusting” and “less accepting”.
‘Never wanted to’: Top economist’s shock call
A leading economist has weighed into the housing crisis with a surprising call that he “never wanted to write”.
Dutton questions release of ‘hard-core’ crims
The government has come under fire from the Coalition for its release of “hard core criminals” after the High Court ruled that it was unlawful to hold non-citizens in indefinite detention.
ASX climbs on commodity rally
A surge in crude oil and iron ore prices pushed the benchmark above the 7000 threshold on Tuesday as investors await fresh US inflation data.
Tip-off leads to $8m cocaine bust on ship
A seemingly ordinary tip-off has turned extraordinary with a multimillion-dollar drug find.
Grim detail as rental crisis worsens
Things have gone from bad to worse for renters as new figures reveal affordability in the majority of Australia has hit its lowest level since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Elderly warned as new Covid bomb explodes
Health officials are urging elderly Aussies to get booster shots as one state confronts a brutal new Covid wave, with cases jumping 50 per cent in just one week.
Energy, real estate sends ASX lower
A drop in energy and real estate stocks caused the Australian share market to lose ground on Monday.
‘Bumpy’ road ahead for inflation, RBA warns
Households and businesses shouldn’t expect the path to curtail persistent price pressures to be quick or direct, the Reserve Bank has warned.
City overrun by ‘zombie addicts’ cleaned up
Homeless drug addicts plaguing one of the most crime-ridden cities in the US have cleared out “overnight” — and the reason is sparking outrage.
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