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Door closes on inner-city homes for young Australians

Door closes on inner-city homes for young Australians

The dream of owning a freestanding house close to the city is fading, with data showing demand far outstripping supply.

Rex's sale to US aviation business cleared for take-off

Rex's sale to US aviation business cleared for take-off

Rex's sale to US aviation business cleared for take-off

Rex's sale to US aviation business cleared for take-off

An American aviation investor will take over Rex after creditors backed in its proposal to buy the regional airline out of voluntary administration.

'Do you care?': Coles stares down anti-salmon activists

'Do you care?': Coles stares down anti-salmon activists

'Do you care?': Coles stares down anti-salmon activists

'Do you care?': Coles stares down anti-salmon activists

Coles shareholders have voted down activist-backed resolutions taking aim at its sourcing of salmon after executives were peppered with questions on the issue.

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Consumers feeling merry in time for a Christmas splurge

Consumers feeling merry in time for a Christmas splurge

Australian consumers are the most optimistic they've been since early 2022 despite fading prospects of more interest rate cuts.

COP30 talks open with a plea for countries to get along

COP30 talks open with a plea for countries to get along

UN climate negotiations have kicked off on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with the top official calling on countries to stop bickering.

Landlords in illegal tobacco, vape store firing line

Landlords in illegal tobacco, vape store firing line

An illicit tobacco and vape crackdown is expanding to landlords, with jail time threatened for those who don't shut down dodgy shops.

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

Ex-ANZ execs lose bonus millions after record fine

The former boss of ANZ and three of his executives have lost multimillion-dollar bonuses as the bank grapples with the cost of serious misconduct.

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Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Insurance woes and warming oceans no fisherman's friend

Fishing businesses are under pressure from a warming planet as a group of academics explores a novel, self-sustaining pathway to fund climate adaptation.

Forests, finance, fossils: climate talks hit full steam

Forests, finance, fossils: climate talks hit full steam

Forests, finance, fossils: climate talks hit full steam

Forests, finance, fossils: climate talks hit full steam

The main event of the two-week United Nations COP30 summit comes at a pivotal time for global action on climate change.

Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold

Australia's volatile unemployment rate is expected to tick back down to 4.4 per cent, which would add little urgency for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

'We can't accept this': no time for climate COP out

Global climate talks are taking place in the Amazon - the "lungs of the world" - as political headwinds threaten to blow multinational collaboration off course.

Qantas shares at six-month low as business travel slows

Qantas shares at six-month low as business travel slows

Qantas shares at six-month low as business travel slows

Qantas shares at six-month low as business travel slows

Qantas is vowing to adjust domestic capacity because there's been less demand for business flights than it had forecast.

Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

Bank manager denied bail over $200m fraud syndicate

A senior business bank manager is behind bars accused of playing a key role in one of Australia's biggest corporate corruption cases in recent years.

Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought

Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought

Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought

Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought

Mortgage holders were smashed by the fastest interest rate hiking cycle in decades post-pandemic, but a study has found it did little to dampen spending.

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Loan defaults bad for business as NAB profit takes hit

Business lending is growing for NAB but so is the level of bad debt from that customer segment, pumping the brakes on profits at the big four bank.

Fast track urged for intercity high-speed rail project

The dream of high-speed rail has been given a push by an infrastructure advisory body that says passengers could be all aboard the swift trains before 2040.

Golden eye on northern island after spot price surge

An explorer revisits prospects of mining gold on a northern island with the surging spot price making the settler-era site a "compelling opportunity".

WA premier reckons GST deal is good for Australia

Leaders of a resource-rich state are trying to convince the Commonwealth to stick with a GST revenue split that raises hackles in the eastern states.

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'Minsky moment': watchdog boss warns of market collapse

The corporate watchdog has flagged easing reporting requirements for smaller firms while warning private credit to shape up or face tougher regulation.

'COP of Truth' promised as UN says we'll overshoot 1.5C

The world has been promised real solutions at the COP30 climate change summit as a new UN report puts the planet on course for a 2.5C temperature rise.

Power deal inked to secure smelter's short-term future

A 12-month power deal has guaranteed the short-term future of a 70-year-old aluminium smelter that employs more than 500 people.

The worrying trend that could put an end to rate cuts

The rising cost of new homes and services such as takeaway meals were key to the Reserve Bank's inflation miss in September and could rule out future rate cuts.

Sticky inflation cruels chances of interest rate relief

Borrowers face the possibility of interest rates going up rather than down again after the Reserve Bank held steady following a spike in inflation.

Jump in forecast inflation clouds interest rate hopes

More rate cuts are looking increasingly unlikely as the Reserve Bank concedes it underestimated inflationary pressures that persist in the economy.

Westpac admits dropping ball on state bank customers

Overpriced mortgage products at its state-specific subsidiaries have contributed to Westpac losing market share, despite solid growth in customer deposits.

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