Business

Your money habits trace back to your childhood.
Lifestyle
CNBC

Toxic money problems trace back to your childhood

Your relationship with money might seem random, but one expert says it offers clues about your childhood — and understanding this could help overcome toxic spending habits.

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TODAY presenter Alex Cullen has broken his silence after being sacked over accepting a $50k reward from Adrian ‘Lambo Guy’ Portelli.
TV
Sarah Keszler

TODAY presenter breaks silence after sacking over $50k reward from Adrian Portelli

‘This has been a very difficult time.’

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers would dearly love a rate cut before the Federal election.
Business
Joe Spagnolo

Treasurer defends record on economy ahead of key RBA data

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the Government’s record on the economy as the campaign for re-election begins to heat up.

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Trump is ripping up the playbook on diversity.
analysis
US Politics
Jackson Hewett

How diversity became a dirty word in Trump’s playbook

JACKSON HEWETT: A former journalist’s crusade against inclusive practices in education wrote the guide for the new US administration, but will the world follow suit?

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Since 2000, hundreds of thousands have died in the United States of prescription opioid overdoses.
Business
The Washington Post

Purdue Pharma owners strike new $US6.5b deal in opioid case

The billionaire family behind Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication blamed for helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis, has agreed to increase payments to settle a long-running litigation.

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The research from property analytics firm CoreLogic comes as stretched households look to the Reserve Bank to make a call on whether inflation has been defeated.
Australia
Jackson Hewett

How far interest rates must fall to make housing affordable

The research from property analytics firm CoreLogic comes as stretched households look to the Reserve Bank to make a call on whether inflation has been defeated.

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Outdoor clothing brand Kathmandu has booked positive sales growth at the end of 2024.
Business
Cheyanne Enciso

Kathmandu, Rip Curl owner flags first-half earnings slump

KMD Brands has flagged a slide in first-half earnings despite improving trading conditions at its outdoor clothing brand Kathmandu and surfwear label Rip Curl at the end of 2024.

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Donald Trump’s new tariffs could spark retaliatory action from its major trade partners, such as Mexico and Canada.
World
The Economist

Do tariffs raise inflation?

Usually. But the bigger problem is that they harm economic growth and innovation.

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More than 1000 baggage, ramp and cargo workers have stopped work at airports around Australia.
Australia
Emily Verdouw

Flights delayed, Aussie airports in chaos as workers strike

More than a thousand aviation workers are on strike, citing poor pay and Qantas outsourcing impacts, causing delays at major airports across the country.

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The facility shipped 45 million tonnes of iron ore for the miner in 2024.
Business
Simone Grogan

Rio port operations caught in Cyclone Sean carnage

Heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Sean has flooded a crucial piece of Rio Tinto infrastructure that could be out of action for up to a month, impacting the mining giant’s output for the quarter.

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President Donald J. Trump appears on a screen as he addresses the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum via videolink.
US Politics
CNBC

Trump demands ‘interest rates drop immediately’

President Donald Trump lobbed his first volley at the Federal Reserve, saying that he will apply pressure to bring down interest rates, saying it will likely see the move copied globally

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The Government has spent billions on relief measures but time is running out for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to convince Australians they’re better off.
analysis
Business
Jackson Hewett

Why tax cuts aren’t helping people feel better about economy

The Government has spent billions on relief measures but time is running out for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to convince Australians they’re better off.

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State debt is predicted to blow out to $785 billion by 2027. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Jackson Hewett

State debt to triple as Budget ‘backslide’ hits economy

Ratings agency S&P Global has warned that Australian state debt is on track to triple over the next two years, reaching nearly 30 per cent of GDP, in what it describes as a “budgetary backslide.”

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BHP is investigating allegations of corruption at its Bowen Basin operations.
Mining

BHP sacks contractors amid corruption probe at coal sites

BHP has reportedly sacked dozens of contractors amid an investigation into allegations of corruption. 

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Rex has been fighting for commercial survival after it called in administrators last July.
updated
Business
Neale Prior and Cheyanne Enciso

Embattled Rex gets $50m bailout to keep flying

The Federal Government has thrown Rex Airlines another lifeline after taking on the troubled carrier’s $50 million debt from PAG Asia Capital.

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