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Retail turnover has risen by a stronger-than-expected 0.7 per cent in May as cash-strapped consumers take advantage of sales.

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To have our experience retried near-daily in the kangaroo courts of leaks, political expedience and sloppy journalism looks nothing like justice

At its height, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted well-established patterns of migration within Australia. Reports of a regional renaissance suggested city dwellers were moving to regional areas in droves. The governments of Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory were also keen to promote new migration flows to reverse long-standing declines…

Australia is receiving millions of travelers as the nation enjoys a tourism renaissance after COVID, new figures have revealed.

The absence of media diversity and the resulting concentration of power are leading to lack of accountability in the fourth estate.

Australians struggling with the highest interest rates in a decade are being warned to expect one or two more mortgage bill hikes.

Philip Lowe cited ‘subdued’ productivity growth when the RBA lifted rates for a 12th time to try to tame inflation. Here’s why it matters

Jim Chalmers says higher interest rates and cost-of-living pressures are squeezing household budgets and slowing the economy

The FWC doesn’t want to turn the current rate of wage increases into something that will scare Phil Lowe & Co.

Analysis of recent figures shows the number of housing approvals has not kept pace with the nation’s rising population