Great jobs news bad for rate cuts

With unemployment staying low at 4.1%, January’s inflation figure out next Wednesday better say prices are starting to fall or get ready for another rate rise, maybe in March!

Can you be sacked for having a 'side-hustle' in Australia?

A recent case before the Fair Work Commission has revealed the limits of being able to work a second job when you are employed full time.

Microsoft invented a new type of data storage using nothing but glass and lasers

Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.

Here's who Angus Taylor wants to manage the Australian economy

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has appointed Tim Wilson, the only Liberal to win back a “teal” seat last year, to go head-to-head as shadow treasurer against the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers.

Wages go backwards (again): why earning $100,000 a year ain't what it used to be

Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation.

Here's why the market is so scared of AI

AI fears have been the cause of downturns and downright crashes in recent weeks and months. Here’s why the market is so spooked.

Health insurer stocks heading north? Minister flags big premium increases

If you're looking at private health insurers on the ASX, you might want to take note of what Health Minister Mark Butler has to say on significantly higher price premiums set to kick in soon.

'High performance' fuel in your tank? Not so fast, says court in Mobil judgment

If you paid extra for “high performance” fuel at certain Mobil sites in Queensland, the Federal Court says you weren’t getting what the signage promised.

What will high-speed rail do to property prices?

PM Albanese has signalled we'll see funding for Australia's first high-speed rail network in a matter of weeks. Investors looking for property profits along the route will need to get their skates on.

Aussie radio stations were quietly experimenting with AI hosts. Not anymore

Australian airwaves have already played host to AI spinning the wheels of steel but now the regulator has stepped in.

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