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A rate cut has led to an increase in mortgage applications, making it harder to enter the market.

First-home buyers need more than a rate cut, banks say

A recent RBA interest rate cut has caused a surge in mortgage applications — but not from the group most desperate to get into the market.

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Shoppers in Shanghai, China.

Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend their money?

China’s plan to encourage domestic spending has some novel ideas. But will they have the desired effect?

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Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell.

ACCC report may create buying opportunity for Coles, Woolies

Woolworths shares have rebounded as Macquarie analysts anticipate investors to snap up supermarket stocks following the release of the competition regulator’s report into the sector.

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A leading economist says there’s three scenarios that could play out globally in the next year that could impact homebuyers, investors and sellers.

How will your mortgage handle global economic uncertainty?

A chief economist has highlighted three key scenarios that could unfold globally over the next 12 months - and their implications for homebuyers, investors and sellers.

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Australian consumers and businesses hoping for quick relief from the Reserve Bank’s recent interest rate cut may be in for disappointment, according to RBA chief economist Sarah Hunter.

Why interest rate relief may be slow to filter through

Australian consumers and businesses hoping for quick relief from the Reserve Bank’s recent interest rate cut may be in for disappointment, according to the RBA’s most senior economist.

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Thousands of children attend for-profit facilities that are failing to meet national standards.

Royal commission ruled out after child treatment revelations

Advocacy groups, unions and political parties are demanding government intervention into the childcare sector following revelations of rampant child mistreatment.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers (right) has warned voters not to expect big promises in the Budget.

Chalmers warns Australians not to expect big Budget promises

But a taxation surge that allowed the Labor Government to promise billions in infrastructure, social welfare and economic subsidies is ending, according to the treasurer.

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Active Super claimed to have eliminated Russian investments following the invasion of Ukraine.

Super fund to pay $10.5 million after ‘greenwashing’ members

A super fund has been ordered to pay millions of dollars and cover the regulator's legal costs for misleading members about its green credentials.

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President Donald Trump has ruled out exemptions on steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by the US.

RBA on Trump tariff watch ahead of next rate decision

Australia's economic growth forecasts have received a major downgrade due to Donald Trump's trade war, which could give the RBA more cause to cut rates.

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DEBTMAN: Eighteen-year-olds think they know everything. But they don’t, not yet anyway. A few snippets of good financial advice now can help set them up for life. Here’s where to start the conversation .. .

The sound financial advice I’d give to any 18-year-old

DEBTMAN: Eighteen-year-olds think they know everything. But they don’t, not yet anyway. A few snippets of good financial advice now can help set them up for life. Here’s where to start the conversation .. .

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Selling the family home to downsize into small digs can deliver a mega profit. But what does all that extra cash do to your pension benefits. Can you minimise the amount you may lose? Yes, you can!

How to bank big profits for home sale AND keep your pension

Q+A: Selling the family home to downsize into small digs can deliver a mega profit. But what does all that extra cash do to your pension benefits. Can you minimise the amount you may lose? Yes, you can!

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Here’s the new numbers you need to know to qualify for a part pension. Remember, even if you only just scrape in a single is still guaranteed at least $59.10 a fortnight. For couples it’s even better.

New Centrelink limits can get even wealthy a part-pension

The increases, to take effect from Thursday, will see a huge cohort of wealthy seniors qualify for a part-pension for the first time.

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We all worry if we’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. The latest figures show prices easing for retirees, and have put a figure on how much you’ll need a year to live well after you give up work.

A comfy retirement will now cost you this much a year

We all worry if we’ll be able to afford a comfortable retirement. The latest figures show prices easing for retirees, and have put a figure on how much you’ll need a year to live well after you give up work.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the world is experiencing ‘serious volatility’.

‘Volatility’: Budget to sandbag economy as tariff tsunami looms

The nation's federal budget is being prepared in the shadow of global trade uncertainty and the aftermath of a tropical cyclone lashing a major city.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks to the media during a press conference in Brisbane, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AAP Image/Jono Searle) NO ARCHIVING JONO SEARLE

Chalmers puts cyclone-sized dampener on Budget expectations

The Treasurer says ex-cyclone Alfred has torn more than a billion dollars from the nation’s coffers, but the Coalition appears unready to take advantage.

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