How much do you (really) need to save for retirement?
By Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney
How much do you need to save for a comfortable retirement?
It’s a big question, and you’ll often hear dire warnings you don’t
Read more15 December 2024Economy
Pre-Christmas hit to Queensland business profitability
Queensland business profits have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic.
The latest Business Chamber Queensland Pulse survey data showed profitability
Read more14 December 2024
Australia’s population officially over 27 million
Australia is now officially a country with a population of 27 million.
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today show Australia’s
Read more13 December 2024
Unemployment rate drops to 3.9 percent
Australia’s unemployment rate has dipped below 4 percent as a “higher than usual” number of unemployed people found work in November.
Th latest Australian Bureau
Read more12 December 2024
Christmas warning on festive fraud frenzy
Consumers have been warned to be alert to scams over Christmas as a festive fraud frenzy grips the marketplace.
The NGM Group, which operates the Greater Bank and
Read more12 December 2024
Target to address housing crisis ‘out of reach’
The State Government’s new dwellings target “remains out of reach” and regulatory reforms are necessary to address the issue, a peak construction group
Read more11 December 2024
Rates on hold. What the RBA Board said
Statement from the Reserve Bank Board
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 percent and the interest rate paid on
Read more10 December 2024
Renewables drive down turnover for electricity suppliers
An abundance of renewable energy supply led to an almost 10 percent drop in turnover for electricity supply businesses in October.
The latest Australian Bureau of
Read more10 December 2024
FNQ business nation’s best small employer
A Far North Queensland First Nations business has been named the country’s best small employer at the Australian Training Awards.
Yarrabah-based
Read more10 December 2024
500 million mobile wallet payments in one month
Australians made payments worth more than $20 billion through mobile wallets in October.
Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh said the latest Reserve Bank of
Read more10 December 2024