The Consumer Price Index held at 3.8 per cent in the year to January. More significantly for markets, the trimmed mean measure of underlying inflation edged higher to 3.4 per cent. That increase suggests that inflationary pressures are not confined…
This triggered another heavy sell-off in technology stocks and dragged the broader index lower. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.39 per cent, and only two sectors finished the session in positive territory. Despite the setback, the benchmark index remains modestly higher…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported headline inflation of 3.8 per cent in the year to December, up from 3.4 per cent in November. This move has materially shifted expectations around interest rates and economic momentum in 2026. From an…
For businesses and capital markets participants, the session highlighted how quickly shifts in global energy markets and macroeconomic expectations can ripple through local equities. The S&P/ASX 200 ended modestly lower, reflecting broad-based softness across most sectors. Energy stocks were the…
The S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.2 percent to close at 8552.7, breaking a two-day slump that had wiped billions from local valuations and rattled confidence among investors concerned that tech stocks had surged too far, too fast. Technology companies led the…
New findings from Foodbank Australia reveal a deepening food insecurity crisis, prompting renewed calls for the Federal Government to introduce a National Food Donation Tax Incentive. The Hunger Report shows that food insecurity is no longer confined to low-income households.…
The original idea aimed to double the tax rate on earnings from super balances over $3 million. This was designed to limit generous tax breaks that mainly benefit high-income earners. While only about 80,000 Australians currently have accounts above that…
The move has drawn comparisons to the ATO’s controversial 2023 “robotax” initiative, which was suspended following public backlash. Under this new campaign, some Australians have discovered previously unseen debts appearing on their online tax portals, in some cases dating as…
The ATO will automatically reduce your outstanding HECS or HELP debt by 20 percent. This applies to all borrowers with active student loans, backdated to 1 June 2025. Any indexation applied to your debt will also be adjusted. You don’t…
Recent rulings show that breaches of the Fair Work Act or payroll obligations can have enormous financial consequences. With major corporations paying hundreds of millions of dollars in remediation costs and record fines for unlawful actions, the message is clear:…