Feature News


Shock inflation rise puts dent in rate cut hopes
Newly released inflation data has shocked market expectations and put hopes of another interest rate cut next month in serious doubt.


What the 2025 Rich List reveals about how our weal...
This year’s AFR Rich List 200 once again reveals some eye-watering figures and surprising insights. While the list itself is interesting, what is more...

Latest News

Scary prediction about the impact AI revolution could have on Australian jobs
As concern continues to build over the potential impact of AI and the rise of humanoid robotics on the labour market, it’s swiftly clear how vulnerable our society is to ...


RBA looks all but guaranteed to cut rates next month
Rate cut outlook firms as RBA gets the 'outstanding' inflation data it was waiting for


Why Australia's divorce rate is the lowest it's been in 50 years
At first glance, it might seem like good news. Divorces in Australia have dropped to their lowest rate since no-fault divorce was introduced. And on average, marriages ar...


Millions warned as ASIC cracks down on 18 Aussie finance influencers: 'Real harm'
ASIC has issued more than a dozen warning notices to content creators suspected of giving out dodgy financial advice.


Australia’s property shift: Units now outperforming houses
A major new report from Hotspotting and Nuestar has flipped Australia’s long-held property logic, revealing unit prices are now rising faster than house prices in the maj...


Another ‘extend and pretend’ mortgage arrives in Australia
A recent Finder survey found that nearly one-third of Australian consumers would consider a 40-year mortgage if it reduced their monthly repayments to a more manageable l...


Lightning speed: How home prices have boomed in the past five years
A tumultuous five years created conditions for the most rapid property-price growth in history, but the enduring economic fallout of the pandemic has led to a big diverge...


More builders likely to fail in absence of any construction silver bullet
In the first seven months of this financial year, 1,999 construction firms were declared insolvent. This was 26 per cent higher than the same period in 2023-24 (1,583) an...


Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures
Australia's migrant population will rise above the government's expectations by 80,000 people over this financial year, adding to pressure on Australia's housing and rent...
