Economists say a jump in the jobless rate shows “cracks are emerging” after the Reserve Bank’s relentless focus on lifting interest rates...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident he can beat inflation in the near term while gearing up for growth in a low-carbon world...

Federal budget messaging is in full swing, with money set to flow into a Melbourne toll road project and a new gas...

Monthly mortgage repayments are unlikely to change following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s May interest rate meeting despite signs of lingering price...

Australia’s interest rates may need to stay higher for longer to beat lingering services inflation, an international economic body has warned. In...

Australia has clocked its fifteenth month in a row of house price growth despite wobbly economic conditions, with prices gaining a further...

Shoppers had a more subdued month for retail spending in March after Taylor Swift concerts drove a flurry of sales activity in...

Australian mortgage holders should not be banking on interest rate relief following surprisingly strong quarterly inflation data. The March quarter consumer price...

South Australia has managed to defend its title as the best-performing state economy based on its robust jobs market, growth performance and...

Thousands of jobs disappeared from the Australian economy in March as the jobless rate inched 0.1 percentage points higher to 3.8 per...