Finance
How rising house prices can help the economy

Rising house prices may sting homebuyers, but the Reserve Bank’s latest research shows they ...  
Australia’s economy shines in a world of deepening gloom

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most.  
How the American dollar to euro exchange rate reflects global economic power shifts

The U.S. dollar is a major currency of the global financial ecosystem and its rate against the ...  
Hefty fines and stiff gaol sentences are not stopping the tax cheats

While the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and the courts are successfully prosecuting hundreds of tax ...  
Fatal flaws in Labor's 'cash plan' could bury bankless towns

Grave flaws in the Federal Government's 'cash plan' can be traced back to Anthony Albanese's ref ...  
How global events impact XRP price in real time

Monitoring the XRP price has become essential for traders and investors. You can check it in ...  
Australian super funds quietly fuelling Israel’s war machine

Beneath the surface of moral posturing, Australian retirement funds are helping keep Israel’s ...  
When crime pays: The failure of fines to reform big business

Despite record-breaking penalties, corporate misconduct continues unchecked, suggesting fines ...  
The cost of owning a car is climbing: Here's how to beat the price hikes

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis has hit households in a variety of ways — some expected and ...  
If Australians want nice things, try shunning the destructive newsrooms

The latest economic update strongly endorses Labor and repudiates the media-backed Coalition.  
Burning down the house: Bendigo Bank blacklists towns that built it

Bendigo Bank, founded on the spoils of gold mining, now refuses home loans in dozens of mining ...  
The $1 trillion truth: Coalition to blame for Australia’s soaring debt

As gross government debt nears $1 trillion, the numbers reveal a confronting truth — most of it ...  
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EDITORIAL: ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

This week, Big Four bank ANZ informed 3,500 employees they were losing their jobs — via email ...  
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap whil ...  
Calls grow for new banking royal commission amid $8 billion scam losses

As scam losses in Australia reach $8 billion, pressure mounts on the Government to hold banks ...  
What Bendigo Bank does in the shadows

When even community banks start acting like the Big Four, it’s clear that regional Australia’s ...  
Data shows Albo reducing poverty while welfare sector insists he isn’t

Claims from Australia’s welfare peak body appear at odds with reality.  
Bendigo Bank axed Indigenous service weeks before reconciliation launch

Bendigo Bank shut its Aurukun agency before launching its Reconciliation Action Plan, casting ...  

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