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A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.

A Paramount bid for Warner Bros Discovery lacks adequate financing assurances, the Warner Bros board says.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has quit Australia’s biggest oil and gas group in major career move.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the Oscars will quit its links with a US broadcaster and move to YouTube in 2029.

Illegal tobacco is crippling the Federal Budget, while Jim Chalmers’ claims about good economic management are hazy as economists warn of rate hikes.

Upscale department store David Jones has announced the sudden permanent closure of two key stores.

Mining and energy groups say a Federal Court ruling on union delegates will create a two-tiered workplace class — those who ‘actually work’ and those who do ‘whatever they please’.

Westpac has ditched hopes for two interest rate cuts in 2026 and now expects the Reserve Bank to remain on hold through the new year.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ update reveals more growth in Federal Government spending despite expenditure already hitting its highest level in four-decades, outside of COVID.

THE ECONOMIST: Uneasy investors who predicted past bubbles say the AI boom may still run.

New Treasury Wine Estates boss Sam Fischer has his hands full executing a turnaround for the struggling winemaker, which has announced an overhaul program targeting $100m in savings amid weakening demand.

Pornhub users have been urged to remain vigilant after hackers stole the private information of some of the sex site’s customers and threatened to expose them unless a ransom is paid. 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will on Wednesday unveil a slightly smaller than anticipated Budget deficit in a mid-year update expected to feature major spending cuts and rising revenue.

Australian consumer sentiment slumped in December as households brace for higher-for-longer interest rates and hopes of further mortgage relief fade.

These two financial giants forecast the Reserve Bank will need to act soon as the national economy performs better than expected.