1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (831+ words) January 28, 2026 " 3:00pm There's no surer way to receive a whiplash injury than watching the speed of the Australian dollar escalate or the gold price jolt up to new heights. It's like watching the Australian Open tennis " with both sides of the…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (575+ words) January 28, 2026 " 2:19pm The high-end all-inclusive retreat once hailed as Australia's finest, Emirates Wolgan Valley, is finally reopening. After a three-year saga defined by catastrophic landslides, bureaucratic bickering, and the high-profile exit of a global hotel giant, the resort is preparing for…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (727+ words) January 28, 2026 " 5:23am Wall Street is flirting with a record, as stocks zigzag under the market's surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent and could top its all-time high set…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (520+ words) January 27, 2026 " 7:49am The CEO of a major Australian industrial company recently quipped to one of my EY colleagues: "Soon we'll all be on our knees asking for help in Canberra." But a future without heavy industry is uncomfortable for many, especially…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (637+ words) January 26, 2026 " 3:31pm The removal of household energy rebates from the start of this year was always the sleeper for the reemergence of cost of living struggles in 2026. But now there is a growing possibility that come February, interest rates will also…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1073+ words) January 23, 2026 " 10:31am Australians have long been accused of "tall poppy syndrome: a tendency to cut down people who are "too successful " especially if they're being overly loud and obnoxious about it. It's not completely a bad thing. The concept reflects values…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (791+ words) Updated January 23, 2026 " 8:44am,first published 5:23am US stocks rose again and regained more of their losses for the week following the latest walk back by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier threatened. The S&P 500 gained 0.5 per cent and added…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (577+ words) January 22, 2026 " 3:30pm As Australians, we pay a healthy amount of tax. There are taxes on our income, the goods and services we buy, capital gains we make and various stamp duties depending on where in the country you live. But there's…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (627+ words) January 22, 2026 " 3:23pm In poker, it's called a tell: an unconscious action that demonstrates deception. Trump's poker game is less sophisticated. It's based on bluff, a threat to go all in, to scare his opponents into throwing in their cards. After a…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (811+ words) Updated January 22, 2026 " 4:57pm,first published January 22, 2026 " 5:18am Financial markets have doubled the odds of a hike in Australian interest rates in less than a fortnight, after a surprise fall in the unemployment rate sparked warnings that tightness in nation's labour market is…...