7+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1150+ words) March 21, 2026 " 4:00am Victoria's debt-laden budget and fragile AA credit rating are under threat from the escalating conflict in the Middle East, analysts warn, as the war triggers infrastructure cost blowouts in an election year. The global fuel shock is upending economic…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (164+ words) March 17, 2026 " 1:33pm The Reserve Bank has lifted official interest rates a quarter percentage point in a decision that will add about $100 a month to the repayments on a $600,000 mortgage. Following its two-day meeting, the bank's monetary policy committee, in a split…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1048+ words) March 15, 2026 " 4:01am One of the interesting things about working in the finance field is that you quickly learn no matter how many things can change in the world, when it comes to money, some things always stay the same. That's especially…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (662+ words) Updated March 10, 2026 " 11:46am,first published March 10, 2026 " 4:20am The S&P/ASX 200 added 114.4 points, or 1.3 per cent, in early afternoon trade, with 10 of 11 industry sectors in positive territory. Energy stocks were lower and followed oil prices, which dropped from near $US120 a barrel to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (967+ words) Updated March 9, 2026 " 4:58pm,first published March 9, 2026 " 4:20am The global economy is facing its biggest shock since the depths of the pandemic after oil prices soared to $US116 a barrel and $80 billion was wiped from the Australian sharemarket with fears the war against Iran…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (502+ words) Brought to you by BULLS N" BEARS December 30, 2025 " 8:56am Uranium prices subsequently doubled in the next two years, peaking around US$110 a pound. Prices have taken a little breather since, but are still trading above US$80 a pound. Uranium remains a…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1018+ words) Brisbane buyers are dreaming of champagne homes on beer budgets, with new data showing the average house hunter is falling as much as $800,000 short of affording a house in the city's inner suburbs. Domain's latest Matching Demand Report, released on…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (809+ words) Mortgage holders may wait at least a year for relief after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold while admitting it may have misjudged the extent of inflation pressures across the economy. At its second-last meeting of the year,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (754+ words) Property prices across the country are soaring at their fastest pace in two years, with home values jumping almost $54,000 since interest rates started falling and warnings that a chronic shortage of houses, high investor activity and federal government policies are…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (431+ words) Hospitality operators are still dealing with the hangover from high inflation and subsequent interest rate hikes. Some diners need to cut them some slack. "I'm just coming up against so much push back from every angle at the moment." That…...