Unemployment remains stubbornly low amid a gradual cooling in the jobs market, but the resilience of the Australian economy is being tested by a global slowdown. Job vacancies dropped 0.7 per cent to 389,000 in the three months to November 2023, according to data released by...
Storms and heavy flooding could wash away Australia’s budget bottom line despite inflation levels receding. Communities in far north Queensland and the state’s southeast have been battered by severe rain, while residents in Victoria, South Australia and NSW have been hit by storm activity. The storms would...
A fall in the number of GPs bulk billing highlights the need for the government to make health care more affordable, doctors say. A report by healthcare monitors Cleanbill revealed the national average for out-of-pocket costs to see a GP is now $41.69, up by more...
Supermarkets have been put on notice to pass on savings when meat and food prices drop. When wholesale prices go down, the cost of items at the checkout should drop as well, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. The government is reviewing competition laws to help people doing it...
Vehicles driven using game controllers, delivery vans you can turn into taxis, and cars with ChatGPT on the dashboard have been revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The annual innovation summit kicked off on Tuesday, Australian time, and saw some of the world’s...
Romantic love isn’t just an emotion but a broad collection of feelings and behaviours key to human evolution, researchers say. A study by Australian National University researchers is one in a limited field of research on romantic love. Earlier research lacked a proper definition of what love...
Cask wine, sometimes called boxed wine but lovingly known to connoisseurs as goon, is not only better for your bank balance but could also help save the planet. Glass bottles, the vintner’s receptacle of choice for millennia, are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions...
The title of Australia’s cheapest electric car has been nabbed by a new vehicle after its maker launched a $4000 discount to boost sales. GWM has driven away with the title after launching the price cut on its entry-level Ora vehicle that will now sell for...
Shoppers spending big at Black Friday sales have delivered a larger-than-expected boost to retail figures. Retail turnover rose two per cent in November, following a 0.4 per cent drop in October, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show. Consumers using longer Black Friday sales to shop in the...
People typically associate the new year with hope — a time for fulfilling plans, whether those are financial, personal or professional. The past year is finally over and you can now look forward to what the new year has in store. While it’s also possible things...