$12.8 trillion property market ‘too important to fail’, report finds
Australian housing is worth $12.8 trillion, more than the sharemarket, the superannuation system and every household bank deposit combined, and has become so central...
AI boom could keep interest rates higher for longer, warns Stephanie Pomboy
The rush to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure is reshaping global capital markets and could leave interest rates elevated for years, macroeconomic analyst Stephanie Pomboy...
Living costs rose almost twice as fast as wages, report finds
Australian households have endured their weakest decade of income growth since the 1950s, with employee living costs rising about 28 per cent between December...
Why Australia’s next trillion-dollar story is inheritance
Australians inherited an estimated $150 billion last year, marking the start of what researchers describe as the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in the...
Drivers hunt for affordable EVs as fuel excise relief ends
Affordable electric vehicles have dominated new-car searches as Australian motorists face renewed pressure at petrol stations following the end of the federal government’s temporary...
Bendigo Bank’s new customer boss is Christopher Dean
Bendigo Bank has appointed former HSBC UK executive Christopher Dean as its new Chief Customer Officer for Consumer Banking, with the Melbourne-based role beginning...
Connect & Cheers 3 bridging business and diplomacy
Diplomats, business leaders, government representatives, chamber executives and community leaders gathered at L’Aqua Rooftop Terrace at Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf on 30 July 2026...
Historic Wealth Shift: Australians worth $19.2 trillion
Australian households now hold $19.2 trillion in net wealth and are entering the largest intergenerational transfer of assets in the nation's history, with between...
Australia grows the food. Who gets the money?
Australia grows enough food to feed roughly 70 million people, exports 71 per cent of what its farms produce and has just recorded the...
Australia exports energy. Why is power so expensive?
Australia exports about three times the energy it consumes, yet households and businesses continue to face electricity and gas prices that have eroded one...