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Why savers are being left behind by banks after rate hikes

Borrowers have been slugged with higher mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank’s May hike, but many savers will miss out unless they meet the fine print on bonus accounts.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national reservation scheme.

Gas producers slam Albo’s 20 per cent gas stash

Gas producers have slammed policy forcing them to sell 20 per cent of their product directly to the domestic market, warning it could hurt future supply.

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Tabcorp chief executive Gillon McLachlan.

Austrac probe sends Tabcorp shares crashing

The betting group says AUSTRAC is looking at “a number of serious concerns” with Tabcorp’s ability to identify and stop money laundering and monitor its customers.

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Higher prices at the pump and fuel supply constraints hit BFC in the second half.

Super Retail’s BFC splutters on fuel cost, supply crisis

Shares in the ASX-listed company behind big-box retailers BCF, Rebel and Supercheap Auto were hammered after it reported a soft trading update as consumers batten down the hatches.

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Australian diesel prices are tipped to soar to new record highs above $4 a litre even with the Federal Government’s temporary halving of fuel excise tax.

Diesel prices tipped to hit $4 a litre despite tax relief

Australian diesel prices are tipped to soar to new record highs above $4 a litre even with the Federal Government’s temporary halving of fuel excise tax.

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The Strait of Hormuz has been shut for two months, blocking some 20 per cent of world oil supplies.

Oil plunges on Iran deal hopes, Wall St hits record highs

A tumbling oil price and rally in tech stocks including Google-parent Alphabet on Wall Street set the S&P/ASX 200 up for a positive open on Thursday.

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Reserve Bank of Australia's Governor Michele Bullock.

Interest rate rise sends Aussie dollar to four-year high

The surprising reason for the Australian dollar being propelled to a four-year high has been revealed.

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AGL Energy has announced stronger profit guidance just six months after Labor’s 62-70 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2035 came into effect. AI is also expected to drive electricity demand.

AGL promises renewable energy, AI will boost profit

AGL Energy has announced stronger profit guidance just eight months after Labor’s 62-70 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2035 came into effect. AI is also expected to drive electricity demand.

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Alan Joyce was one of the country’s best-paid chief executives, pocketing more than $115 million during his tenure at the top.

Alan Joyce’s memoirs pitched as ‘compelling and gripping’

The controversial former Qantas chief says the book, to be released in July will “set the record straight on what actually happened during my career”.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declined to confirm if a $300 tax offset will be in the Budget, having criticised the previous Coalition government in Opposition for having a tax offset program amid high inflation.

Chalmers won’t rule out tax relief he slammed Liberals for

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declined to confirm if a $300 tax offset will be in the Budget, having criticised the previous Coalition government in Opposition for having a tax offset program amid high inflation.

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Ausies hit a grim record on Tuesday as the RBA hiked rated for the third time in 2026.

Thinking of refinancing? You need to know this

On Tuesday, as the RBA announced another rate hike, more Australians that ever did this one same thing. Now, a top mortgage broker has shared what you need to know.

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Consumers can expect to pay more for smartphones and laptops, JB Hi-Fi boss Nick Wells warns, as the artificial intelligence-led boom in data centres squeezes technology supply chains.

JB Hi-Fi boss warns of price hikes ahead for electronics

Consumers can expect to pay more for smartphones and laptops, JB Hi-Fi boss Nick Wells warns, as the artificial intelligence-led boom in data centres squeezes technology supply chains.

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OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman arrives at the federal court in Oakland, California.

Open AI executive tells jury he feared Musk would ‘hit me’

OpenAI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation.

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Canva founders Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams.

Canva slapped with $792,000 fine for missed reports

Graphic design giant Canva has been slapped with $792,000 in penalties after the corporate regulator alleged four companies within the group failed to lodge financial reports on time.

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

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

Anthony Albanese has announced a new plan to lift Australia’s fuel reserves to 50 days and stockpile fertiliser in the wake of the Iran war prompted energy crisis. 

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