A change of government has had little impact on confidence, with the mood of consumers remaining down in the dumps in an environment of rising interest rates, ballooning inflation and a steady climb in petrol prices. However, a swag of new figures suggest Wednesday’s national accounts...
Australia looks to be headed for another bumper winter crop planting, with lifts in wheat and canola. Rabobank’s winter crop outlook for 2022/23 is forecasting a record 23.83 million hectares of crop will be planted this year, up one per cent on the previous 12 months...
Tom Cruise won’t be flying but Australia’s best airforce pilots are set to soar in the skies above the Northern Territory for a local version of Top Gun. The Royal Australian Air Force’s Exercise Diamond Storm 22 to train the best of the best in air...
A new report has shown that despite much corporate discussion about “the new normal” close to half of all workers have returned to work full time, with most wishing they had flexible work options. New data shows managers and workers hold differing views about productivity and...
A ceremony was held at the Anzac Memorial in Sydney to honour 21 lives lost when a Japanese torpedo sank the HMAS Kuttabul at the height of World War II. Minister for Transport and Veterans David Elliott paid tribute to the 21 men who were killed...
The Australian share market has ended modestly higher despite huge drops for lithium miners and electricity supplier Origin Energy. After sinking slightly into negative territory in the early afternoon, the S&P/ASX200 index staged a late comeback to finish Wednesday up 22.8 points, or 0.32 per cent,...