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Australia’s peak body for communications consumers called the move a ‘slap in the face’.

Christopher Kent, the RBA’s assistant governor of financial markets, has suggested interest rates are more likely to rise again soon despite fears the oil crisis will cause an economic slowdown.

Markets are still being driven by headlines around the Middle East war.

Rising cost-of-living pressures and interest rate hikes have led to some workers setting their sights on huge superannuation balances.

Meta is reportedly planning sweeping layoffs as it seeks to offset rising costs tied to massive investments ​in ​artificial intelligence.

A landmark verdict has found Google and Meta liable over social media addiction, with implications for thousands of similar cases

Traditional havens have vanished as confused and chaotic markets adjust to war, inflation, rising interesting rates, higher debt, an energy shock and AI.

Unions have officially stormed the gates of WA’s mining industry after workers voted to go on strike for the first time this century, putting an end to nearly four decades of industrial peace in the Pilbara.

A surge in oil prices to as high as $US150 a barrel will trigger a global recession, the boss of the world’s biggest fund manager, BlackRock, has warned.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is the first leader among Australia’s iron ore giants to publicly rebuke China’s state-run iron buyer for its tactics aimed at pushing down prices of the key commodity. 

Prosecco is in but ouzo is out. Parmesan, too, is safe but if you’re a fan of certain delicious cheeses such as pecorino romano there’s bad news.

Australia's most essential industries are exposed to major risks from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as surging oil prices weigh on economic growth.

From fuel vouchers to AI-powered price tracking, motorists are changing how they fill up as the fuel crisis bites.

Australian investors have welcomed news of a possible path to peace that will end a month of bombings across the Middle East, sending the S&P-ASX200 sharply higher.

Homegrown software giant Atlassian tumbled another 8 per cent overnight, although some investors think its 70 per cent collapse is overdone.