2025 • Aug 12
RBA interest rates decision: relief for borrowers as Reserve Bank cuts cash rate to 3.6%
Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision widely anticipated by experts – although some believe cut was overdue
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2025 • Aug 11
Road tax for Australian EV users ‘sensible’, Tanya Plibersek says ahead of key economic summit
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said he is working with states and territories ‘on the future of road-user charging’ for electric vehicles as fuel excise revenue decreases
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2025 • Aug 07
Sydney and Toronto had equivalent home prices, then Canada’s crashed. Could Australia see a similar slump?
Canadian property prices fell by C$150,000 over three years as Australia’s rose by about A$85,000
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2025 • Aug 07
Workplace gender segregation ‘a handbrake’ on Australia’s economy, major new pay gap report reveals
Jobs and Skills Australia deputy commissioner says upcoming economic reform roundtable must tackle economic inequality facing womenGet our
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2025 • Aug 07
WA independent proposes raising GST and giving $3,300 payment to all Australians
Kate Chaney says ‘courageous conversations’ required as Australia seeks ways to strengthen the budget and reinvigorate productivity
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2025 • Aug 06
Arts and media groups demand Labor take a stand against ‘rampant theft’ of Australian content to train AI
Productivity Commission report raises possible exemption for ‘text and data mining’ and expanding fair dealing rules, prompting fierce pushback
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2025 • Aug 05
Australia news live: Albanese speaks with Macron about Gaza; eSafety boss lashes Apple and YouTube over child safety
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2025 • Aug 05
Should big tech be allowed to mine Australians’ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it
Interim report on digital economy also mulls changes to privacy rules and copyright collections to help harness AI’s benefitsGet our
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2025 • Aug 04
Inflation is down but prices remain high: when will the cost-of-living crisis end?
The biggest inflationary shock in a generation has left Australia a much more expensive place to live. It could take years for households to catch up
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2025 • Aug 04
News live: Australia’s biggest battery hooks up to NSW grid; heavy fog stops Sydney harbour ferries
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2025 • Aug 04
Global consortium led by Australia’s BlueScope weighs takeover of embattled Whyalla steelworks
South Australian premier says more than 15 national and international parties have passed final EOI phase
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2025 • Aug 01
Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as most imports held at 10%
Spokesperson for Australian trade minister says ‘no country has reciprocal tariffs lower’
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