New economic modelling has tallied the likely jobs from replacing Australia’s ageing fleet of coal-fired power plants with wind, solar and batteries, new coal or gas-fired generation. Powering Australian growth for decades, communities in Gladstone in Queensland, the Hunter Valley in NSW and Victoria’s Latrobe valley...
Australia has issued more than 7000 visas to Ukrainians looking to flee the European country in the wake of Russia’s invasion. New figures from the Department of Home Affairs also revealed more than 3000 arrivals have been recorded of Ukrainian nationals entering Australia on any type...
The Australian share market has fallen for the third consecutive session, this time with tech stocks and financials the biggest drag. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed on Wednesday down 56.8 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 7,261.2, while the broader All Ordinaries fell by 57 points,...
Younger generations are being handed vital lessons about the risks of retirement in new research from wealth manager Netwealth which highlights the biggest retirement regrets of people aged 75 and over. Key lessons include underestimating life expectancy, lack of resources to pay for later life care...
Economists will be hoping the minutes from the Reserve Bank’s latest board meeting will provide some further clues as to when an interest rate increase can be expected. Economists are now generally expecting an increase in the cash rate in June after RBA governor Philip Lowe...
Australian authorities are lifting a ban on cruise liners that’s been in place since March 2020. NSW, Victoria and Queensland have outlined testing and vaccination requirements for passengers and crew in preparation for the ships to return. However, Tasmania is still reviewing whether such a move is...
Most young drivers fail to take regular breaks during long road trips but the curators of a new set of playlists are hoping to change that. Insurer AAMI has teamed up with Spotify to develop a Rest Town Playlist for seven of the country’s most popular...
New data points to a strengthening in the Australian economy in the coming months, aided by the significant easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months into the future, rose to its...
Falling petrol prices have given a further lift to consumer confidence, but a new survey still shows pessimists outweighing optimists. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index – a guide to future household spending – rose 2.3 per cent in the past week to 96.8, its highest...
Weeks after floods devastated massive swathes of NSW and QLD, climate change remains a major concern for Australians as they head into the polls. A new Ipsos survey has found that 83 per cent of Australians are worried about the debilitating effects of climate change and...