We already know bigger cars cause greater impacts in collisions, but what’s less discussed is whether driving one also changes how we drive.

After several years of steadily declining, the Australian dollar staged a meaningful recovery in 2025, culminating in a two-cent rally over the past month. Since the start of the year, the value of the Australian dollar has risen by more than 6% against the US dollar, reversing a sizeable chunk of the falls that occurred through 2022–24.

The federal government’s mid-year budget update shows a modest improvement in the deficit forecast in 2025–26, but much of this comes from a larger-than-forecast tax take. The update, known as the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), estimates a deficit for 2025–26 at A$37 billion, or 1.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). This is down […]

As soaring electricity prices continue to surge inflation, the CSIRO has determined the cheapest way to generate and supply power.

Here are some things to keep in mind when talking to children about the tragedy in Bondi.

The growth of illegal tobacco sales has reached the point where the national accounts produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have been significantly distorted

With inflation again increasing amid widespread focus on the crisis of affordability, Trump’s appointment will be closely watched by financial markets and consumers alike.

Today's budget update will project a deficit of $36.8 billion for this financial year, which is $5.4 billion better than forecast in the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) issued before the May election.

Progress to close the gender pay gap is slow, but one business at least thought it found a shortcut by cutting the pay of the men in the organisation to bring them in line with the women.

At the end of a year that has seen the US and China locked in a bitter trade war in which Trump lifted tariffs on China as high as 145% at one point, the decision to allow these sensitive exports is stunning. Here's why it happened.

For a country such as Australia, which is heavily reliant on family firms, these tensions matter far beyond the headlines. Understanding why succession is difficult – and how to get it right – is essential.

What has the legend of Australian electoral analysis, Malcolm McKerras, been smoking, when he’s aligning with Legalise Cannabis politicians in the Victorian Upper House?