Two of the nation’s biggest lenders have warned homeowners to brace for another bruising interest rate rise when the Reserve Bank next meets again in November.
Daniel Newell
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made a critical cash rate call, as higher than expected inflation forces the central bank’s hand.
Cameron Micallef, Joanne Williamson, Blair Jackson
Homeowners will bear the brunt of the Reserve Bank’s fight against inflation as it hits mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year.
Stephen Johnson
Australian household spending has flatlined in August, but it would have fallen if it wasn’t for a key cost rising.
Cameron Micallef
Australian households have been hit with a fourth interest rate hike, adding further pressure to budgets already buckling under the strain of sky-high fuel prices.
Australians are clinging to their ageing smartphones for longer than ever – with new data revealing upgrade cycles have doubled since 2021 as device costs soar past $5000.
Paige Fryer
Mortgage holders could have to stretch their wallets even further, as markets predict the RBA has no option but to rapidly lift rates on Tuesday.
Aussie motorists have been warned they could face sky-high petrol prices within weeks as global oil inventories rapidly deplete amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
The RBA is at pains to say each time the cash rate is increased to fight inflation that rising costs hurt everyone. What’s not acknowledged is that the pain isn’t proportional. And households aren’t to blame.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers claims Barnaby Joyce is “all at sea” on questions on migration as farmers raise fears about worker shortages.
Nathan Schmidt
The winner of this weekend’s $1.2m jackpot found out about his windfall at the strangest moment.
David Hannant
Before many women inherit wealth, they spend years helping ageing parents navigate the challenges of later life. They become advocates, organisers, co-ordinators and caregivers.
Sandra Kent
There’s a massive shake-up coming for those with self-managed super funds, which now make up a quarter of Australia’s $4.7 trillion savings pot. Here’s everything you need to know ...
Nick Bruining
Worried the age pension won’t exist by the time you retire? There’s reasons to be confident it will, but two big threats still hang over the safety net for millions of Australians in the generations to come.
DEBTMAN: For almost all of our lives, we’re taught to accumulate. Then one day we’re expected to start spending the very money we’ve spent decades trying not to spend. That’s harder than most people realise.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: There’s a few tricks and traps when it comes to tipping proceeds from the sale of your home into superannuation. Here’s the hacks you need to know to super-size your savings.
A senior minister has all but ruled out another cut to the fuel excise, despite prices hitting up to 237.8c per litre in parts of Australia.
WA’s biggest health fund expects more than 17,000 older members nationwide to cancel or downgrade their cover under Labor’s planned rebate cut, its boss told a Senate hearing in Perth on Wednesday.
Ryan Johnson
Even one more rate hike ‘will really hurt’ Aussies, as a new study suggests the standard hike “immediately” tanks home ownership.
Blair Jackson
Three-quarters of Australians are willing to cut back on their discretionary spending to afford a home, new data reveals, but there is a catch.
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
Twin brothers have won Lotto twice within two years and plan to hit the road after they pay off their property.
Emma Kirk
One-third of employees in one of Australia’s biggest workforces are being targeted by “super spruikers”, as the political firestorm over superannuation deepens.
An Aussie OnlyFans content creator had ribs surgically broken in Bali so she could have a smaller waistline.
RBA governor Michele Bullock has a blunt warning for property investors as the price of housing continues to fall due to higher interest rates.
Nathan Schmidt and Cameron Micallef
