Economy

More people are experiencing credit card fraud - Newsreel

One in 10 hit with card fraud as scams balloon

More than two million Australians experienced credit card fraud in 2023-24 and nearly a third of those did not fully recover lost funds. Australian Bureau of Statistics
Read more 2 April 2025
Dwelling approvals in Australia remain sluggish - Newsreel

Housing supply struggling to take off

Despite significant government activity to boost housing stocks, approvals for new dwellings remain sluggish. Trend figures released by the Australian Bureau of
Read more 2 April 2025
Fatigued consumers are changing their spending habits - Newsreel

Fatigued consumers resetting the way they spend

The cost-of-living crisis has “fundamentally reshaped” our relationship with food, social connection and small pleasures. In an article released today, RMIT
Read more 2 April 2025
Real wages are lifting across the OECD - Newsreel

Real wages growing across most countries

The OECD says that real wages are growing in most member countries as company profits lose ground and employment growth decelerates. A policy paper released today said
Read more 1 April 2025
No good news for people with mortgages - Newsreel

Reserve Bank still unconvinced on inflation

The Reserve Bank of Australia has failed to reduce interest rates despite strong trend improvements in inflation. At its meetings today, the RBA said the cash rate
Read more 1 April 2025
Thriving businesses

Crisis mode: Why some businesses thrive in times of trouble

Some businesses thrive during crises like recessions, pandemics, or natural disasters, because they are flexible, can expand cheaply and easily, and are able to easily
Read more 1 April 2025
Steelworkers are a the heart of changes in the world economy - Newsreel

OECD predicts softening of global economy

The OECD says global economic conditions were fairly resilient in 2024 but the outlook is “softening” this year. This is being driven particularly by the Trump
Read more 31 March 2025
Migration is driving increases in capital city populations - Newsreel

Overseas migration drives capital city growth

Overseas migration is continuing to drive population growth in Australia’s capital cities. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today show
Read more 27 March 2025
SEQ needs to lift its profile - Newsreel

SEQ needs profile and transport lift to compete globally

South-East Queensland needs to lift its profile and improve its transport to be competitive against similar regions around the world, a new analysis has revealed. The
Read more 27 March 2025
Welcome inflation news for households struggling with mortgage payments - Newsreel

Double good news for household mortgages

Households struggling with mortgage repayments will be buoyed by two lots of good news in the past 24 hours. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released figures today
Read more 26 March 2025