Finances

Australian beef has been targeted in the US's new tariff rules - Newsreel

Australian beef targeted in Trump tariff ‘liberation’

By Michelle Grattan US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef trade for special mention in his announcement that the United States would impose a 10
Read more 3 April 2025
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
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
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
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
The pre-election Federal Budget is aimed squarely at family hip pockets - Newsreel

Federal Budget targeted at family hip pockets

Treasurer Jim Chalmers last night delivered the 2025-26 Federal Budget, focussing on the cost of living, shoring up Medicare, dealing with the housing crisis and lifting
Read more 26 March 2025
Struggling families see little prospect of improvement - Newsreel

Few expect cost of living ‘crisis’ to improve

Australians have little faith that the current cost of living challenges will improve over the next 12 months. Research released today from Anglicare Sydney shows that
Read more 25 March 2025
ASIC has warned it is being impersonated by scammers.

ASIC being impersonated by scammers

Financial regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has warned that it is being impersonators by scammers. In a statement released today,
Read more 19 March 2025