Premier Investments shares sank after the owner of kids stationery seller Smiggle and Peter Alexander sleepwear retailer forecast lower-than-expected earnings.
Derek Rose
Australians may be grappling with ongoing cost-of-living pressures but new data suggests it won’t stop pet owners from spoiling their fur-babies this Christmas.
Cheyanne Enciso
Gold’s record run has driven a bigger national trade surplus in October and Western Australia once again dominated as the country’s export powerhouse.
Matt Mckenzie
Latest figures on household spending came in twice as high as experts anticipated, prompting a major warning to cash-strapped mortgage holders.
Cameron Micallef
A buying spree on luxury items from shoes to concert tickets could force the central bank to reverse three interest rate cuts - and potentially go further.
Stephen Johnson
Australia’s household spending handily surpassed expectations in October to post its biggest increase since January 2024, boosting the case for an interest rate hike next year.
Nasteho Said
The government is scrapping hundreds of roles across the public sector in an effort to reduce its spending, which has ballooned in recent years.
Alexandra Feiam
Industry Minister Tim Ayres has lashed the Coalition over “grubby assertions” about the future of Australia’s biggest single energy user.
Ria Pandey
The wealth effect happens when people feel like they are rich because the value of their assets - usually housing - have risen, encouraging them to loosen the purse strings.
Kim Macdonald
Australian shares endured a rollercoaster session as GDP figures sparked fears that economic resilience could keep interest rates elevated longer than hoped.
AARON PATRICK: Deciding debt is the path to power, Jim Chalmers has set a terrible example for future political leaders.
Aaron Patrick
Australians could still be feeling cost-of-living pressures as discretionary spending slumps in the September quarter.
Economic growth is still weak despite high inflation, limiting the Reserve Bank’s ability to cut interest rates.
RBA officials face a day of intense questioning over their handling of soaring house prices and stubborn inflation at Wednesday’s Senate hearing.
A surprising rebound in business and consumer spending could see the national economy grow at its fastest pace in three years.
Workers at Nyrstar’s troubled Port Pirie smelter in South Australia have voted to strike just months after the plant scored a big taxpayer-funded bailout.
Australian motorists will enjoy significant fuel relief this Christmas, with petrol prices dropping across the nation.
Pamela Rontziokos
The big four bank has ditched its forecast for rate cuts in early 2026, warning mortgage holders face an extended period of high interest rates.
A major deal has exempted one nation from US President Donald Trump’s 100 per cent pharmaceutical tariffs, as questions swirl around whether Australia could be next.
West Australians will splurge billions of dollars in the six weeks leading up to Christmas as savvy shoppers get a head start on buying gifts and ticking off their festive to-do lists.
The Federal Government has been warned to rein in spending and lay off the power bill rebates or it will worsen the risk of interest rate hikes hitting homeowners next year.
IGA supplier Metcash has delivered a $142.2 million first-half net profit, up barely 0.3 per cent from a year ago, after tobacco sales dropped by 35 per cent.
A showdown is looming over the Burwsood race track’s business case amid concerns the economic impact was significantly overstated.
West Aussies’ retirement plans are being derailed, as high rentals, big mortgages and cost-of-living hikes force more over 70s to continue working.
Joe Spagnolo
