Queensland primary producers buck national trend
Recent rain is likely to have boosted the confidence of Queensland’s rural sector further, after local primary producers were shown to be the most optimistic in
Read more16 December 2024Finances
ASIC sues HSBC after customers lose $23 million
HSBC Bank Australia is being sued by the corporate watchdog after customers lost $23 million in unauthorised transactions.
The Australian Securities and Investments
Read more16 December 2024
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 2024
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
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
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
Construction pipeline requires 20,000 extra workers
Another lift in the construction pipeline for Queensland will create demand for more than 20,000 extra jobs over the next two years.
The Queensland Major Projects
Read more10 December 2024