More Aussies are delaying their retirement plans due to cost of living pressures, but a finance expert says there are seven simple things you can do to retire early.
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It’s been a wild October for the Aussie sharemarket and the final day of the month’s trading delivered a small slide into the red.
Duncan Evans
The first 5.8m undersea “Ghost Shark” vessel, designed to uplift Australia’s lethal capabilities deep underwater has just rolled off the line in Sydney.
Shares in the WA conglomerate were smashed 7 per cent lower to a three-month low of $86.13, pushing its market value under $100 billion, as shareholders met for the AGM.
Sean Smith
Homeowners have been dealt a devastating blow, as experts warn interest-rate cuts are dead and rates could climb even higher.
Cameron Micallef
The owner of Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks has posted record profits, and said Australians are still feeling pressure.
West Australian leaders will lobby Anthony Albanese to keep a contentious slice of the GST carve-up that another state claims is “unfair”.
Ria Pandey
The Federal Reserve has cut its key rate for the second time this year as the United States government shutdown clouds the economic outlook.
Staff Writers
Michele Bullock’s Reserve Bank board is under pressure on two fronts as the jobs market softens and inflation heats up. Here’s why she can only choose to fight one.
Matt Mckenzie
The sweeping new changes come into effect this weekend, but a Sydney GP clinic has argued the bulk-billing model would harm both patients and clinics.
Alexandra Feiam
The conversation has changed on interest-rate relief on the back of Australia’s latest inflation figures, and mortgage holders won’t be happy.
The consumer price index hit 3.2 per cent in the September quarter, prompting the Commonwealth Bank to declare the end of rate cuts.
Stephen Johnson
A big four bank warns Australia's inflation rate could surge to its highest level in months, forcing the RBA to abandon any plans for a November rate cut.
A flexible and competitive economy will help Australia overcome a slowdown of living standards, rather than governments picking winners, HSBC’s Paul Bloxham says.
A former Reserve Bank governor has called for courageous decisions from Australia's leaders on the nation's budget, economy and strategic interests.
Grace Crivellaro
A leading economics professor has explained why Treasurer Jim Chalmers is to blame for higher mortgage rates.
Miners are warning that an insane number of new mines need to open if the world is going to keep up with demand for critical minerals.
A recent rise in Australia’s jobless rate may have surprised the Reserve Bank but Michele Bullock has played down the urgency for further interest rate cuts.
The Aussie sharemarket rose higher on Monday on the back of growing optimism around a trade deal between the US and China.
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest says Australia has a ‘fantastic’ future in manufacturing, but only if business and political leaders avoid this one big thing.
A top economist has urged greater scrutiny of industry policy amid the Albanese Government’s bailout binge for troubled metal smelters.
Australia’s economic growth should improve next year but the country still faces a modestly dampened jobs outlook, according to new forecasts by Oxford Economics.
Western Australia is sitting pretty on top of an economic snapshot of the states, but it’s household spending and population growth - not business investment - that is driving the boom.
Jessica Page
Borrowers in one state have emerged at the top of the pile as mortgage pressure eases across the country.
