The Editorial Team

Ben has worked as a journalist for over a decade. He got his start after completing a Bachelor Degree in Journalism at Cardiff University in 2011. He then wrote for a newspaper in the north-west of England. Ben has written for a number of NewsCorp Australia’s Sydney newspapers and joined news.com.au as a reporter in 2017. He began working as an afternoon news editor in 2022 and moved into a news editor role in 2023.

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Environment

Ten areas to become impossible to insure

There are ten areas where it will be extremely difficult to insure your home by 2030 and one city where up to 90 per cent of homes will be at risk.

Australian Markets

Stock market plunges in first 30 minutes

Any hope of recovery after a horror week for the economy is being dashed, as the nation’s biggest companies are seeing their values drop again.

Costs

Composite supermarket items affected by 'shrinkflation'.

Huge list of products hit by ‘shrinkflation’

To the unsuspecting Aussie it could seem like the cost of many popular grocery items has not been rising, but there’s more to it than meets the eye.

Wealth

James Packer’s net worth to soar even further

James Packer’s net worth is set to soar to even more eye-watering levels when he receives a tasty premium on his Crown shares.

World Economy

ASX bounds back after huge US rate rise

The US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates by 0.75 per cent amid the troubling acceleration of inflation — but it’s not all bad news for the global market.

Australian Economy

Ominous sign Australia could be in trouble

America has bumped interest rates up in the sharpest rise in almost three decades, leading to concerns that Australia could follow suit.

Real Estate

Suburbs that will do best as rates rise

With rates on the rise, Australian house prices could plunge by 20 per cent. But some suburbs will weather the storm better than others.

Australian Markets

One stock surging in stock market misery

The Australian stock exchange is falling again today, but there’s one major stock that is massively outperforming the market.

Australian Economy

James Packer to get astronomical payday

James Packer will receive an astronomical payday as the Federal Court has approved US private equity giant Blackstone’s $8.9b takeover Crown Resorts.

Australian Economy

Horror prediction for Aussie retailers

An ominous mix of inflation, higher interest rates and surging food and power costs is predicted to crush Australian retailers.

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