The Albanese government has invested $54m in prefabricated homes twice as fast to build as brick and mortar in a bid to hit an immense new homes target.
Hannah Moore and Nathan Schmidt
Jim Chalmers has revealed plans to put pennies back in every Australian’s pocket, in a budget night speech marked as much by what was not said than was.
Nathan Schmidt
Jim Chalmers claims the federal budget is in a better position than when Labor came to power three years ago, but there are economic storm clouds ahead.
Kaaren Morrissey
Another two rounds of tax cuts, energy rebates, health and infrastructure spending are at the centre of this year's federal budget.
Jacob Shteyman
The Australian ASX200 has seesawed as markets await major economic updates, including just what Donald Trump will do next on tariffs.
Holly Truelove
Jessica Rowe and her mum are spearheading a campaign to encourage Australians to talk to their loved ones as a way to help prevent scams spreading.
Cameron Micallef
Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Coalition would bring down power bills after Labor failed to deliver on its 2022 promise.
Jessica Wang
The government has found money in its budget to lock in an energy bill subsidy until the end of the year, but the Treasurer insists it’s not an ‘election bribe’.
Cameron Micallef, Blair Jackson and Jessica Wang
Australians have changed the way they shop after the consumer watchdog started an inquiry into the supermarkets.
Australia needs more competition in the supermarket industry to stop customers paying a higher margin on their groceries, an industry expert warns.
There’s a simple reason why most Australian workers were a little poorer at the end of February, and it’s all to do with Donald Trump.
Woolworths and Coles could be forced to issue new warnings on all products to alert shoppers to a sneaky supermarket practice.
Corporations are getting good results with four-day work weeks, but the prospect of such a change Australia-wide seems unlikely.
Blair Jackson
Persistent inflation and a dramatic surge in house prices means Aussies now think they need to make an insane amount just to be comfortable.
The cost-of-living crunch has deepened the wealth divide between younger and older Australians, new data shows.
As the airlines argue they shouldn’t have to pay compensation for cancelled flights, the senator pushing for reform has slammed the carriers’ refund policies.
Pre-election budget sweeteners could have a long-term impact on Australia’s bottom line, and any quick fix should be evaluated in three words.
A once-secure $100,000 salary is now far below the income Aussies need to afford average rents, sparking new warnings about the country’s rental crisis.
The new theme for the $5 bill has been revealed, swapping out British royalty for something closer to home.
The Aussie sharemarket lifted today on talks of a potential rate cut in the US, the start of a big tech week and potential stimulus measures from the world’s second largest economy.
Peter Dutton’s super-for-housing scheme will drive prices up between 7 and 10 per cent, analysis from the University of South Australia shows.
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the Queen will no longer grace the $5 note and will instead soon be replaced by another image. And, no, it’s not the King.
Peta Rasdien
Australians have come out in droves promising to stop purchasing American products, however one economist urged shoppers to “think strategically”.
Fed-up Australians set to pay more for electricity want to know one thing as they try to work out where the extra money is going to come from.
