Major employers are pleading for a rethink on skilled migration, saying they are struggling to scale mounting hurdles to fill dire workforce gaps.
Rebecca Le May
The Australian sharemarket has fallen despite a strong lead from Wall Street – with miners and energy stocks dragging the market.
Cameron Micallef
An expert who worked with the Reserve Bank for three decades reveals when rates will rise again and just how far the housing market has to fall.
Nasteho Said
One option to bail out a property developer on the brink of collapse that has $15bn worth of work in the pipeline has been ruled out.
The Reserve Bank has warned it still has a job to do on inflation as a Senate inquiry hears younger Australians and first-home buyers are bearing the brunt of rate hikes.
Ria Pandey and Cameron Micallef
Australia's economy is faring better than expected despite the Middle East war. That could spell bad news for home owners, the Reserve Bank and the government.
Jacob Shteyman
Australian women are starting businesses in record numbers – but a new study shows the economy is losing more than $100bn because too few are scaling up.
Australia’s economy has grown weakly, with surging petrol prices and three interest rate hikes led to “cautious” Aussies to slow down their spending.
Australia’s economic growth has slowed in the face of three rate hikes and faces being squeezed again.
Stephen Johnson
Australia’s path” to a soft economic landing is narrowing fast, with the RBA running out of options to tame inflation without triggering a recession.
Australia has finally stopped falling behind on a major housing target - but one major bank is warning a price drop looms for two capital cities.
Australian retailers are facing a frosty outlook ahead as relief from the fuel excise reduction and a wave of discounts, which helped cushion household budgets, fade.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australia has sent more money overseas than it has received for the second quarter in a row, with these imports driving the trade imbalance.
Australia’s housing market woes continued in August amid a perfect storm of rates, budget changes and cost-of-living pressures.
The double whammy hit of higher interest rates and the Federal Government’s property tax shake-up have brought mortgage applications to a three-year low.
Teenager workers in one state are being left $115m worse off this year because of a decades-old tax rule.
Blair Jackson
Stubborn inflation has revived the threat of higher rates in the US and Australia. Wednesday’s growth figures will show if the local economy is cooling fast enough to spare borrowers any pre-Christmas hikes.
Ryan Johnson
Barnaby Joyce has made a bizarre claim in his efforts to clarify details of One Nation’s immigration policy.
Ria Pandey
The boss of Australia’s largest poultry producer has issued a stark warning about the price of chicken.
David Hannant
The Australian sharemarket has closed the week in the green - with a tech-fuelled rally pushing the market to gains Friday.
Harvey Norman has blamed the federal budget for softening consumer confidence, with three rate hikes and fuel costs compounding pressure on its sales.
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has blamed Australia’s inflation problem on weak productivity while reiterating the need for competitive tax settings.
Two of Australia’s major banks have made a grim prediction for frustrated mortgage holders after the latest inflation figures.
Aussie retailers are cutting stock levels and bracing for a weaker Christmas as three major issues take a huge toll.
