Aussie shares hit fresh record high
The Australian sharemarket cracked a fresh record high on Thursday on the back of a surge in the big banks and healthcare stocks.
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Push for $26 a day boost for Aussies
The Australian Council of Social Services has urged the government to lift the Jobseeker rate in line with the aged pension.
‘Right thing’: Fury over super tax
A fresh fight is looming between Labor and the Greens, this time over changes to tax on massive super balances.
Australia’s grim economic outlook revealed
Australia’s grim economic outlook has been revealed, with the federal budget tipped to have its sharpest retraction since covid.
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ASX gains to close out positive week
Australian equities rose modestly on Friday to cap off a positive week buoyed by Wall St gains.
ASX drifts lower on China woes
Wall St hit fresh highs overnight but it wasn’t enough to lift Aussie equities, with the ASX200 drifting lower on extended weakness in China.
Major bank’s warning on rate cut risk
One major Aussie bank has made a major call on when the next rate cut will kick in – and it’s not all good news.
All the changes coming next month
From tax to minimum wage, the financial landscape for Australians will change dramatically from July 1. Here’s what’s coming.
Aussie state people are flocking to
A massive net overseas migration number has pushed Australia’s population to 27 million in the latest population figures from the ABS.
ANZ makes horror 2025 rates prediction
A major Australian bank has issued a grim warning on where rates are heading, with the next cut not predicted until 2025.
Millions of Aussies set for pay rise
Australia’s workplace umpire has revealed its reasons for increasing the minimum wage for 2.6m workers by another 3.75 per cent.
ASX snaps losing streak in broad rebound
Aussie shares shrugged off a grim night on Wall St to end a three-day losing streak and finish the week with a broadbased rebound.
More bad news for the housing crisis
With the commencement of the Albanese government’s 1.2 million homes target less than one month away, housing approvals continued to disappoint.
ASX falls on Wall St worries, BHP tumble
The Australian sharemarket fell for its third straight session on Thursday, dragged down by Wall St, inflation fears and a tumble at BHP.
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