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May Day for Aussie homeowners as second rate hike looms

Aussie borrowers have been told to brace for another interest rate hike as soon as May with a flurry of experts warning the Reserve Bank will take an aggressive approach to stopping inflation.

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Nothing beats the excitement of your first real payday after many years of study and work.  But how can you use this new-found wealth to set you up for life? Here’s where to start.

First proper job? Here are the money hacks you need to know

Nothing beats the excitement of your first real payday after many years of study and work.But how can you use this new-found wealth to set you up for life? Here’s where to start.

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Many social media apps require users to be at least 13, though enforcement varies. (Aap Image/AAP PHOTOS)

Spain looking at Aussie ban on social media for kids

Spain is joining a growing number of countries, including Australia and France, which have taken or are considering restricting minors' access to social media.

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Petrol-powered cars still dominate new vehicle sales but fell 14.7 per cent in January. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Big shift in which cars Aussies are buying

A trend in which cars Australians buy has accelerated in 2026, with one type soaring 170 per cent year on year.

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Tesla Model 3 retractable door handle. Such designs will soon be banned in China

This global superpower just banned hidden EV door handles

In a global first, this country says it will ban from its roads electric vehicles that have concealed door handles — a slick design trend popularised by Tesla.

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The spectre of AI has fuelled a rout on tech stocks across international markets.

‘Share prices halving’: Tech stocks suffer rout amid AI rise

Software stocks have plunged 8 per cent on fears the industry will be disrupted by artificial intelligence.

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Disney’s new boss Josh D’Amaro faces a tricky balancing act at the helm of the entertainment giant.

Disney’s new boss faces a tricky balancing act

Josh D’Amaro must not forget the creative magic on which the House of Mouse relies.

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The AI economy’s dealmaking just keeps getting wilder.

What is Elon Musk up to with mega-merger?

The AI economy’s dealmaking just keeps getting wilder

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EU President Ursula von der Leyen is coming to Australia.

EU boss to visit Australia to strike jumbo trade deal

Europe and Australia are poised to ink a supersized deal spanning security cooperation, critical minerals and trade, breaking nearly a decade of deadlock over trade talks, The Nightly can reveal.

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The RBA board’s decision to lift interest rates had the opposition quickly blaming the Government.

Labor’s ‘spending addiction’ blamed after horror rate hike

The RBA board’s decision to lift interest rates had the Opposition quickly pointing the finger at the Government.

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ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the watchdog’s review confirmed “super funds often lacked clarity, accessibility, and support for scam victims”.

ASIC calls on super funds to lift anti-scam game

Superannuation funds are doing worse than the Big Four banks at alerting members to frauds, according to ASIC, with some trustees not achieving a “passing grade” when it comes to anti-scam communications.

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ETFs are blowing up all the bubbles.

ETFs are blowing up gold, silver, and Bitcoin price bubbles

Many investors now make big and arguably easy money in markets by following trends on social media and investment flows. But the real winners are probably the ETF giants.

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RBA Governor Michelle Bullock has been left to defend its monetary policy as critics labelled it scared to do its job of bringing inflation under control.

Critics pile into Reserve Bank governor for ‘wimping out’

Economists lined up to attack the board for being too slow to raise rates, accusing it of protecting mortgage borrowers and the Labor Government. 

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Jim Chalmers won't do it, so RBA Governor Michele Bullock is wrestling the economy to the ground.

The Reserve Bank is determined to kill an economic upturn

AARON PATRICK: Michele Bullock described Tuesday’s interest rate hike in bloodless central-banker speak - but it will cost the economy roughly $3 billion to $6 billion.

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Homeowners are set to be thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Reserve Bank raised interest rate on Tuesday.

Mortgage pain deepens as RBA signals rates may get higher

Homeowners are set to be thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Reserve Bank raised the interest rate today.

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