Bullock opens door to rate rise as RBA assesses inflation threats
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has raised the possibility of a further interest rate rise in a bid to keep inflation under control.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Latest
Chance of rate rise for Melbourne Cup Day increases as inflation rises
Higher-than-expected inflation through the September quarter, driven by petrol, rents and insurance, have lifted the chances of another interest rate rise.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Analysis
Inflation
The inflation blockbuster coming to Australian mortgages
Like the trailer for a new movie, the most recent inflation figures are a tease for the Reserve Bank’s next meeting with an interest rate rise top billing.
- by Shane Wright
Borrowers beware: RBA warns of further rate rises
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has flagged that more rate rises may be needed, as a growing number of borrowers struggle to make ends meet.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Opinion
Cars
Hate all the monster utes on our streets? Your tax dollars helped pay for them
Take to the roads, any road, any time, and you’ll quickly see bad tax policy at work.Â
- by Shane Wright
End of coal-fired power stations to crush decent incomes, report reveals
Coal-fired power stations have delivered high incomes to workers for decades. Their end will hurt their communities and workers, a new report says.
- by Shane Wright
$128 billion – the cost of gender inequality in Australia
A report into economic equality commissioned by the federal government shows the country is $128 billion poorer from not including women properly.
- by Shane Wright
‘Cash no longer king, but it’s not dead’: Australians follow the money to digital wallets
Less cash is washing through the economy as ATMs and EFTPOS machines disappear to make way for digital payment systems.
- by Shane Wright
Australia reaches wine deal with China, PM sets dates for Beijing trip
Australia’s long-running dispute with China on wine tariffs is close to ending ahead of a trip to Beijing by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- by Shane Wright, Carolyn Webb and Amelia McGuire
ATO claws back record $6.4 billion in multinational crackdown
A $1 billion settlement with Rio Tinto underpinned the record windfall secured by the ATO’s tax avoidance taskforce.
- by Lisa Visentin and Shane Wright
Think only inner-city elites voted Yes? Booth-by-booth analysis tells another story
Across regional and rural centres, people living within a stone’s throw of sheep paddocks voted Yes.
- by Shane Wright