Finance

Another 300 jobs to go as low prices close lithium mine

Another 300 jobs to go as low prices close lithium mine

Mickey Vernon

Beleaguered Mineral Resources has joined the ranks of miners pulling back from lithium production, with 300 jobs to go at ...

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers regardless of how many hours they work

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers regardless of how many hours they work

Mickey Vernon

Teenagers should be paid superannuation on top of their wages regardless of how many hours they work, one of Australia’s ...

ATO tax return: Woman receives hundreds in unclaimed super from ATO in surprise cash boost

ATO tax return: Woman receives hundreds in unclaimed super from ATO in surprise cash boost

Mickey Vernon

A cash boost of almost $200 has led to an Australian woman urging others to check if they’re eligible for ...

Reserve Bank of Australia decision Tuesday: All eyes on RBA as unanimous prediction made about interest rates

Reserve Bank of Australia decision Tuesday: All eyes on RBA as unanimous prediction made about interest rates

Mickey Vernon

The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely tipped to keep rates on hold but a dovish turn in its post-meeting ...

Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rates in latest decision

Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rates in latest decision

Mickey Vernon

Homeowners hoping for interest rate relief ahead of the busy Christmas season have been left disappointed, as the Reserve Bank ...

‘It was a good choice: This US couple say their living costs dropped by 00 a month when they moved to Italy

‘It was a good choice: This US couple say their living costs dropped by $4500 a month when they moved to Italy

Mickey Vernon

As they celebrated the milestone of their 50th wedding anniversary in Venice, Italy, in June 2023, Tony Smarrelli, 74, and ...

Albanese Government’s new HECS-HELP changes to save uni students 0 a year in repayments

Albanese Government’s new HECS-HELP changes to save uni students $680 a year in repayments

Adesola Mojo

After a week of scandal centred on his travel perks, the prime minister will use a speech this Sunday to ...

Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves says there are more plans to boost growth

Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves says there are more plans to boost growth

Mickey Vernon

Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, whose big tax-and-spend budget was accompanied by only tepid growth forecasts, insists she has more ...

Australia’s inflation rate eases to 2.8 per cent in September quarter

Australia’s inflation rate eases to 2.8 per cent in September quarter

Mickey Vernon

Australia’s annual inflation rate has returned to the range targeted by the central bank, clocking in at 2.8 per cent ...

Western Australia emerges as nation’s best-performing economy according to latest State of the States report

Western Australia emerges as nation’s best-performing economy according to latest State of the States report

Mickey Vernon

West Australians have been on a shopping spree as more people move west where jobs are plentiful, cementing the state’s ...