2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (24+ words) Fresh data will reveal whether the strong momentum in private spending, which spurred the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates, has continued into 2026....

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (923+ words) Australian jewellers have a new daily routine of checking the gold price, as "really insane" price rises are crushing margins. In an unprecedented move, the rapidly changing gold price has forced jewellers to give customers just two weeks to accept…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (58+ words) After months of mixed messages, RBA chief Michele Bullock has finally pointed the finger, accusing Jim Chalmers" big-spending government of fuelling the price surge that"s forcing rate hikes. Ben Harvey: Michele Bullock blames Jim Chalmers" spending for stubborn inflation…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (51+ words) Editorial: It is clear that the Government is a key driver of inflation " and by extension, interest rates. It is incumbent on the Government to deliver an antidote. It is incumbent on the Government to deliver an antidote Responsibility for…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (403+ words) Stephen Johnson has worked as a journalist for more than two decades, covering Federal and State politics in Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane, along with economics and finance. He has been a reporter with Daily Mail Australia, Australian Associated Press, the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (229+ words) Australia's chief central banker Michele Bullock has told a parliamentary hearing the latest rate rise will be tough for those paying off a mortgage but argued doing nothing would have hurt the poor. She made the acknowledgement on Friday, three…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (329+ words) Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock is expected to face a barrage of questions about government spending, days after she raised rates because of sticky inflation. The head of the Reserve Bank will face a fresh grilling on Friday, just days…...

3+ day, 7+ min ago   (365+ words) ME Bank has come under fire after accidentally sending customers an email saying it was "pleased to announce" it would be passing on interest rate hikes. The Bank of Queensland-owned lender distributed the email following Tuesday's Reserve Bank cash rate…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (318+ words) Bob Garnant has worked as a journalist with the Countryman since 2008. He previously held a stud stock advertising and advertorial position with the agricultural paper since 1998, in photography and report writing of stud promotions and sales. Since he was given…...