Interest in electric vehicles is rising in Australia and Baby Boomers have become the most likely generation to buy one of the next-generation vehicles, according to new research. The survey of 1040 Australian drivers found electric cars had become the third most sought-after vehicle in Australia...
Australia is being proposed as a solution to Europe’s energy woes with the energy minister pushing for closer ties. Delivering a speech in Brussels, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Australia will be a renewables superpower and could step in to plug energy gaps. “Europe has huge energy...
The local bourse has resumed its winning ways, finishing at a key level ahead of an all-important meeting by the world’s biggest central bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday closed up 25 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 7,501.7, its first close of more than...
Have you ever thought about life after retirement? If you have, you most likely think about the best things in life: a happy family, good health and wealth. The only way to make this dream retirement a reality is to have the right retirement plan. Below are...
Like any other insurance policy, life insurance has many variations to meet different users’ needs. Thus, before choosing one, you must determine what you need in a life insurance policy. The best way to determine the best policy is by evaluating your needs, premium costs and...
Wholesale electricity prices have dropped after a year of disruption from the war in Ukraine, generator outages and fossil fuel supply woes. Australian Energy Market Operator data for the December quarter of 2022 published on Wednesday shows federal market intervention to cap prices has had a...
Women are still woefully under-represented in top jobs but female leaders are becoming more common in Australia’s economic and financial institutions. Within Treasury, the government department responsible for economic policy, the federal budget and market regulation, 29 of the 47 high-level appointments made under the Albanese...
Households have been hit hard at the supermarket check-out but prices are unlikely to get any higher. Expectations are that inflation peaked in the fourth quarter of 2022 ahead of a gradual tracking down over the next two years. The quarterly consumer price index will be released...
Australia’s most liveable city is now also the most expensive for public school education. As more families tighten their belts due to inflation, the cost of education is soaring with some parents to spend upwards of $100,000 just to send their child to school in Melbourne. Research...
A partner at a leading auditing firm will face the robodebt royal commission to answer questions about an external inquiry into the scheme. Shane West from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will give evidence about a review into the Human Services department’s online processes, which was commissioned by former...