The event Aussies will spend $1.1bn on
NSW and Queensland supporters will spend an insane amount of money on supporting their teams in this year’s State of Origin series.
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$30bn bid for this Aussie company
A major international oil consortium has made a nearly $30bn play for Australia’s second largest oil producer at a time when the price of crude is soaring.
Albo’s $20bn boon ahead of Trump meet
As Anthony Albanese is going into his first face-to-face with Donald Trump with a $20bn card up his sleeve.
Alarming reason living standards could fall
A leading forecaster predicts “the harm to living standards could be deep”, as global economic growth halts on the back of trade tensions.
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ASX slips on geopolitical tensions
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Big four bank announces interest-rate cut
In good news for borrowers, a big four bank has slashed variable interest rates as competition between lenders heats up.
‘Hard truth’: Millions face energy price hike
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ASX slides on latest Trump move
A spike in crude oil and gold was not enough to lift the ASX 200 as the banks slid during trading on Thursday.
Bank predicts bad news for homeowners
Struggling mortgage holders may have to wait a little longer for interest rate relief, a big four bank’s economist warns.
Retailers fined for dodgy Black Friday sales
Amid the Black Friday spending bonanza, three major Australian stores have been fined for misleading sales.
ASX extends record breaking run
Cautious investors lifted the ASX to a second consecutive record high on Wednesday, as “productive” trade talks continue.
Aussie brewery faces the unthinkable
A popular brewery in Sydney’s inner west could be demolished to make way for a new six-storey complex.
New international airport officially unveiled
New pictures reveal what Australia’s new $5bn international airport will look like.
500 jobs axed in major Jetstar move
Qantas has announced it will close Jetstar Asia as part of a “strategic restructure” aimed at strengthening its core domestic and New Zealand business.
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