Some workers will have an extra $350 a month from July 1. Don’t waste this “powerful” opportunity, experts say.

The accounting firm’s year-long trial coincided with record productivity, employee retention and profits.

The “inflationary” tones from the federal budget could provide a fresh tailwind for the sharemarket, especially for retail and real estate stocks, according to brokers.

Despite calls for Labor to adopt a contractionary fiscal policy to compliment the RBA, economists said Tuesday’s federal budget was likely expansionary or neutral at best.

The reliance on new projects such as Barossa in the Timor Sea takes on greater importance at Santos, where many of its legacy assets are being depleted.

BHP boss Mike Henry has taken his takeover pitch directly to Anglo American investors. But the hurdles to this bid are multiplying, and time is running out.

Labor will spend more than $630 million to help secure workers for its signature Made in Australia agenda. 

Despite dire strategic times, defence spending will hover just above 2 per cent for several years before starting to meaningfully rise from mid-2027.

The Albanese government has made a $24 billion bet on turning Australia into a renewable energy superpower, powered by green hydrogen, critical minerals processing and green commodity exports over...

Universities and students have been the target for a mixed bag of measures that seek to expand domestic student places while curtailing international enrolments.

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The $22.7 Future Made in Australia policy will make Australia an indispensable part of the global green energy revolution.

Australian shares open higher after budget, buoyed by a rally in BHP shares. AACo swings to a loss; S&P 500 nears record high. Follow updates here.

The government committed $16.5 billion to road and rail projects, including $4.1 billion for 65 new developments – just 12 of which were revealed in the budget.

Shadow Treasury spokesman Angus Taylor says the Coalition will not support Labor’s $13.7 billion worth of production tax credits for green hydrogen and critical minerals. Follow updates live.

Sit back and behold Jim Chalmers’ big green Australian budget. But making forecasts is easy, and will voters buy the story?

A press release published after Optus’s 2022 cyberattack had legal purposes, even though they were never mentioned, Optus has argued in a court appeal.

While Treasurer Jim Chalmers was spruiking debt in 2023-24 being $904 billion, gross debt is forecast to rise sharply in the years ahead.

Australian household income is up, but so is spending on some undesirables. The result is what our retail CEOs are talking a lot about - shopping for value.