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The Labor government’s proposal of taxing unrealised gains could have significant repercussions for the Australian housing market by incentivising retirees to shift assets into their primary residence.

The WA suburbs where rents have climbed the most

New data has revealed that the regions in WA’s north are some of the hardest places to afford to live, but there were plenty of Perth suburbs not far behind.

  • Holly Thompson

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Childcare misconduct reports have increased in the last year by 40 per cent while stories of abuse made national headlines in 2025.

Numbers of kids in childcare falls despite subsidy cost nearing $4b for quarter

A social research expert warned there were lessons from the latest data for the prime minister’s ambition of universal childcare.

  • Brittany Busch
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the war in Iran meant inflation would be higher for longer.

Inflation on track to rise past 5 per cent by June with businesses to go bust in record numbers

Inflation was starting to stabilise before the outbreak of the war in Iran, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the end of the conflict cannot come soon enough for the economy.

  • Shane Wright
ACTU secretary Sally McManus.

Unions seek 5 per cent pay boost for lowest-paid workers

The ACTU has warned it may lift its claim higher, as global conflict and energy price volatility continue to drive up inflation.

  • Annika Smethurst
Uber has introduced a new pricing regime which will see rides that begin in affluent parts of Sydney and Melbourne charged disproportionately more than riders across other parts of the cities.

The Melbourne suburbs that will cop the biggest Uber price rises

In a break from its years-long pricing structure, the ride-share company will target passengers needing a lift in wealthier and inner-city suburbs with higher fares.

  • Elias Visontay
Wholesale electricity prices have fallen, and this will be passed on to households.

Household electricity prices to fall as much as 10% after green energy surge

The regulator has proposed the steepest reductions in electricity prices for households since 2022, but the outlook remains clouded by the war in Iran.

  • Nick Toscano
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The price at the pump is already sending drivers to the charging stations?

We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again

For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so urgently needed.

  • Nick O'Malley
A ground staff member stands beside a fuel attachment to a Qantas plane at Sydney Airport.

Australia’s jet fuel supply is safe for now, but a price crunch is in the pipeline

China, which is the nation’s biggest supplier of jet fuel, has flagged plans to restrict fuel exports amid disruptions as result from the Iran war.

  • Chris Zappone and Lisa Visentin
Donald Trump’s war in Iran is not popular in Australia.

Australians want no part in Iran conflict as Hastie unloads on ‘petulant’ Trump

Most Australians want the country to stay out of the war in Iran, with fewer than one in three voters backing the Albanese government’s support for US strikes.

  • Matthew Knott
Investors had widely anticipated the RBA’s rate hike, but are uncertain of the central bank’s next moves.

RBA warns recession may be unavoidable after raising rates again

The Reserve Bank has lifted official interest rates a quarter percentage point in a decision that will add about $100 a month to the repayments on a $600,000 mortgage.

  • Shane Wright