Federal politics: Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday — as it happened
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten says the party’s Victorian wing was facing “extinction level results” if Jacinta Allan…
Federal politics live: Penny Wong signals fuel excise cut will ‘discontinue’ after August 2
Cheek Media founder Hannah Ferguson has announced she intends to run in Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler at…
Australia should brace for war impact to get worse, Treasury warns
The economic risks for Australia from the continuation of the Middle East war are increasing, the Treasury has…
Workers’ rights to drive AI debate at Labor conference, insiders say
Workers’ rights in a world of artificial intelligence will dominate Labor’s national conference in a test for Anthony…
‘Don’t direct it’: Westpac chief executive demands Anthony Albanese, Labor avoid dictating superannuation investment
The boss of one of Australia’s largest banks has told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to direct superannuation…
Federal politics live: Anthony Albanese charts AI, data centre future in speech
We’re getting some more reaction to what we know about the PM’s speech he’ll deliver today on artificial…
New ‘payday super’ changes come into effect tomorrow
Published on June 30, 2026 Employers will be required to pay superannuation monthly as of tomorrow rather than…
Cost of living: the surprising reason Australians are using cash
Cost-of-living pressures has led to Australians turning back to cash as a budgeting tool – bucking the trend…
Falling house prices bring relief for some while a financial nightmare for others
Meg Girdler went all in to buy her small Sydney apartment near the peak of the market in…
Asia races to de-risk critical minerals supply chain with new financing tool
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new financing facility aimed at strengthening critical mineral supply chains…
South Korea introduces relief payments amid oil crisis
South Korea has added relief payments to its sweep of measures to tackle the ongoing oil crisis as…
Former Treasury boss says Australians left with little to show from commodities boom
Why doesn’t Australia collect more tax revenue on the sale of its natural resources? We are a high-income…