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Homeowners face a nervous wait to see if the RBA will hold or hike at the August meeting.
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Daniel Newell

RBA RECAP: How to prepare for a fourth rate hike in 2026

How to prepare for a fourth rate hike

‘I’m just not ruling that out’ Bullock warns households

Chalmers backs RBA hold but warns global risks remain

So, what next?

Relief today, but it still hurts

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The supermarket giant is hiking the price of a household staple as its suppliers face ongoing fuel-related supply chain and operational cost pressures.

Coles to charge more for item bought by almost every shopper

Companies
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NAB is the latest bank to confirm it is joining the cull, after ANZ revealed it was slashing 3500 jobs and 1000 contractors.

NAB and ANZ job cuts are just the start of killing season

Companies
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Consumers are being urged to shop around for the best grocery deals, though Australia’s third-largest supermarket offers the greatest overall value.

Cheapest supermarket and average shop totals revealed

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Westpac is being sued by Australia’s financial regulator.

Westpac, RAMS sued for ‘widespread misconduct’

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Home borrowers have been spared more pain with the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy board voting to leave rates unchanged.
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Relief for Aussies as RBA leaves interest rates on hold

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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz may be able to start moving again through the energy corridor. (AP PHOTO)

Aussie shares surge on latest US-Iran peace deal hopes

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An new book concludes that America’s very rich are in some ways better off than the very, very rich.

American capitalism is run by millionaires, not billionaires

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Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the White House.

The Federal Reserve must soon give Donald Trump bad news

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Financial expert Rachel Cole has cautioned against panic selling investment properties as housing tax changes loom.

With property tax changes looming, is now the time to sell?

Property
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By becoming eligible to claim a part-age pension, you’ll be fully exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax CGT. Here’s the hacks you need to know to get yourself support from Centrelink to ease the blow.

Getting a pension will ease CGT blow. Here’s how to do it

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Qualify for just $1 of Centrelink age pension or JobSeeker, and the 30 per cent CGT disappears.

The $1 hack you need to dodge the new 30pc CGT rule

Australia
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You can’t hide from the tax man. What you need to know (and do) to avoid a monster bill.

Yes, your student debt (and the ATO) follows you overseas

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Mining

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More than 300,000 migrants arrived in Australia last year, but the annual intake was the slowest in more than three years despite being well above the pre-COVID average.

The States driving immigration numbers past pre-COVID levels

Australia
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A spokesperson for Hancock Iron Ore said the decision followed a routine operational review.

Rinehart’s Hancock Iron Ore axes jobs across Pilbara

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The militant AMWU and ETU have voted to down tools at Australia’s most lucrative iron ore port.

Militant unions force strikes in our economic engine room

Mining
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Resources Minister Madeleine King has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Andrew Forrest’s efforts to champion Fortescue’s green credentials and suggested where the billionaire should instead focus his energies.
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King’s advice to Twiggy over green ads targeting rivals

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LNG exporters will be forced to quarantine 20 per cent of their gas exports from July 1, 2027 for the domestic market, under the plan unveiled in last week’s Federal Budget.

Albo Government promises to get gas reservation plan ‘right’

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Fuel crisis sparks Albanese’s $10bn reserve plan.

PM unveils new plan to lift Aussie fuel reserves to 50 days

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Australia’s biggest undeveloped gas project has been given a small boost with Woodside launching early engineering work on the $30 billion Browse proposal.

Woodside puts $30b Browse on agenda amid energy shock

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The Greens-led Senate inquiry has been examining whether the sector is paying enough for the natural resources and has already heard vociferous pushback from energy giants.

Push for supersized gas tax set to be shelved

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