Labor’s housing targets blowout revealed as new build approvals falter and mortgage stress soars
The analysis, provided to News24.com.au by finance and property research firm OurTop10, compares building approval data with mortgage-stress…
NSW entrepreneur numbers hit 35-year low: new report
The number of entrepreneurs starting their own businesses and scaling them up in NSW has dropped to its…
Almost 30 per cent of Australians not purchasing takeaway coffee, new research shows as cost of living weighs on budgets
Australians are ditching a once thoughtless purchase as the cost of living forces them to reconsider household budgets.…
‘Deeply concerning’: 18pc rise before RBA call
As the RBA revealed its latest rates call today, it was told to pay close attention to a…
Multiple rate hikes looming as RBA experiment ‘proven disastrous’, economist
A leading economist has warned the official cash rate needs to be much higher or Australia risks an…
Gen Z ditches traditional 9-to-5 jobs for ‘flex economy’
Alicha Robertson noticed a shift in how stories were being told and decided to tell them her way.…
Housing affordability: What Australians really want revealed
Housing affordability is easily one of the most hotly-contested issues in Australia today. But when it comes to…
China’s debt ratio dips as households cut borrowing and firms slash investment: report
China’s debt-to-GDP ratio fell in the second quarter for the first time since 2022, even as the government…
Bin contamination costs NW Tasmania $700k, Burnie acts
Misplaced waste has cost the North West region more than $700,000 in the past year with a new…
‘Simple things make it really difficult’: Why pensioner households have had fastest inflation
Data from Stats NZ this week showed he isn’t the only one feeling the pressure. Superannuitant households had…
Hundreds of thousands of Australians now living beyond their means as mortgage stress explodes
Hundreds of thousands of Australians have fallen into mortgage stress amid the national cost-of-living crisis, spending more than…
Australians ‘sick and tired’ of bill increases as they abandon support for net zero: Affordable Energy Australia
Australians are “sick and tired” of rising bills, as new polling has exposed growing concerns over the cost…