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Future rate cuts may be less likely if renting and construction costs contributing to housing inflation continue to grow.

Australia’s biggest home lender revealed fixed pay for its senior executives was increased between 4.5 per cent and 16.7 per cent in the 2025 financial year.

THE ECONOMIST: Palantir’s sky-high price risks a Cisco-style fall.

AARON PATRICK The ACTU proposal of a four-day work week is enticing, but the reality is different, it will damage the economy, hurt Australian workers and make us poor.

Australian Netflix customers face a fresh monthly price increase, with premium subscribers hit the hardest.

There are ‘cracks appearing’ in Treasury Wine Estates’ China prospects, analysts say, as consumer preference shift from large banquets to lifestyle-oriented occasions.

Commonwealth Bank has posted a rise in full year profit to $10 billion, linking its success to lending volume growth and a stable underlying net interest margin.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump’s use of painful tariffs against Brazil has so far not sprung his political ally Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest as he awaits trial on charges of plotting a coup.

The average Australian under 30 expects a half-million-dollar windfall from their parents, but an expert tells younger Aussies to ease their expectations.

Apple and Google could face a hefty bill after they were sued by the developer of online game Fortnite and found to have engaged in anti-competitive conduct.

The Reserve Bank has fired a warning shot about Australia’s economic future by downgrading forecasts for productivity ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic reform summit next week

Average mortgage holders can save between $74 to $148 a month of their hard-earned cash after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the third time this year.

Seven West Media boss Jeff Howard says audience growth for The Nightly has been going ‘gangbusters’ and expects momentum from a positive second half performance to continue into the 2026 financial year.

Michele Bullock has signalled further relief could be looming for Australian borrowers after the Reserve Bank cut the official interest rate for the third time this year.