Energy operators have been put on notice as the consumer watchdog is given additional powers to monitor pricing. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday announced an expansion to the competition and consumer regulator’s ability to monitor energy market prices. Australians are already experiencing tough financial times and the...
Price limits for support as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will increase from next month. The NDIS sets maximum prices registered providers can charge people for disability support and services to ensure participants receive value for money. The limits will rise by nine per cent...
The “R-word” has rattled global financial markets in recent weeks as central banks try to curb inflation, but the risk of a recession in Australia is not on Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe’s horizon. But Dr Lowe used a long-awaited speech to emphasise that the central...
Australia’s manufacturers are facing the most challenging times in 50 years due to supply headwinds and escalating costs but are benefiting from strengthening demand, a new survey has found. The latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Westpac industrial trends survey showed business conditions are expanding and...
The Reserve Bank board is committed to doing what is necessary to ensure inflation returns to the two to three per cent target and households should be prepared for further interest rate rises, governor Philip Lowe has warned. He said while rising inflation had been driven...
Petrol prices have returned to the levels experienced at the time of the March federal budget, but would be a lot higher if not for former treasurer Josh Frydenberg halving fuel excise for six months. Last week the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the cut...
It was one of several unconventional monetary policy tools used by the Reserve Bank of Australia during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new review has indicated it is unlikely to be used again. The three-year bond yield target was introduced at an emergency...
How to become a legal personal representative (LPR), get a grant of probate and appoint a tax agent. Do you have authority to deal with us? To have full authority to manage the deceased’s tax affairs, you must be their legal personal representative (LPR). If you are not...
Power prices spiked in June up to five times higher than the wholesale price at the start of 2021, the consumer watchdog has revealed. The chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the watchdog is actively monitoring power companies to ensure they do not...
Australia’s housing affordability will worsen over the rest of this year as interest rates rise, despite falling property prices and increasing household incomes, Moody’s Investors Service warns. In a new report, the global credit rating agency says house prices are unlikely to fall enough to offset...