Six of the 11 S&P 500 industry sectors closed lower, led by heavyweight tech stocks, which dropped 2.9 per cent.
Sinéad Carew and Johann M Cherian
Pacific workers in Australia to fill key labour shortages are at risk of exploitation and have a widespread fear of retaliation.
Robyn Wuth
Athletes don’t walk out on the field and accidentally win major competitions. They train for years, honing their skills. Financial success is the same. It happens by practising good habits.
Sandra Kent
The Windimurra mine, which was Australia’s only operational vanadium mine until it went up in smoke more than a decade ago, could soon get another life.
Adrian Rauso
Q+A: Made a packet on the sale of an investment property in this red hot market? Good for you! But how will you keep the taxman’s hands off his share of capital gains tax? Here’s how ...
Nick Bruining
There’s one part of the Centrelink system that trips people up when trying to work out their age pension. Here’s how deeming rates work, and the asset limits you need to know before your payments are clipped.
About to retire? Here’s how to make the seamless shift into life after work and what you need to know before your last day, especially when it comes to accessing your superannuation and an age pension.
The Reserve Bank has issued a stark warning about interest rates, as rising inflation and strong spending threaten mortgage relief.
Cameron Micallef
Coles and Woolworths have hit back at “unprecedented” Federal price-gouging laws, with one of the big chains claiming it makes around $2.50 for every $100 a customer spends.
Cheyanne Enciso
A long-awaited tunnel project promising to ease congestion in one of Australia's biggest cities has officially opened after cost blowouts and lengthy delays.
Samantha Lock
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed Labor’s mid-year budget update will save billions, but stopped short of divulging the fate of a looming $42bn deficit.
Ria Pandey
An architectural collaboration with Warumungu people has produced climate-smart, culturally appropriate homes in Tennant Creek where temperatures soar.
Farid Farid
A slowing economy has hit the luxury car market in China as demand for foreign luxury cars wanes as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models.
CHAN HO-HIM
The federal treasurer says he's booked another $20 billion in savings in the budget update, but is keeping mum on whether that means a smaller deficit.
Jacob Shteyman and Ben McKay
Coles and Woolies will face up to $10m in fines if they breach the new laws, announced as part of Labor’s crackdown on price-gouging.
YouTube’s chief executive Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children’s social media use, as harms of being online for young people have become more evident.
Sawdah Bhaimiya
The director of a ‘boutique luxury builder’ is being reported to WA Police and the corporate regulator by the liquidator appointed to investigate the company’s collapse.
John Flint
The property market has been hit by a surge in deception, with a rise in alleged scammers, thrill-seekers and cutthroat buyers dishonouring signed contracts.
Kim Macdonald
A senior Labor MP broke parliamentary rules during a family trip to Perth that billed taxpayers more than $21,000, the expenses watchdog has found.
Picture this: it’s four days from Christmas and the shopping list is yet to be tackled.
Older West Australians say they’ll be tightening their belts in 2026 - cutting spending on dining out, consumer goods, homewares, recreation and even health care.
Joe Spagnolo
A shock new report has laid bare the companies chasing debts and pursuing bankruptcy.
Phoebe Griffiths
The ACCC has recalled sand stickers sold at toy stores, pharmacies and book shops across Australia and online over asbestos fears.
Emma Kirk
Apple has released an urgent update for iPhones which addresses a ‘mobile network issue’ when people try to call emergency services.
