Women are getting a raw deal at home and at work.
Darcy Lockman, a clinical psychologist and the author of the new book, “All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership,” says mothers still do 65% of...
In an interview, Mr Regan acknowledged the tailwind of rising insurance prices, but questioned whether ultra-low interest rates were enough to keep global growth afloat, and highlighted the need for "real consumption".
“Without getting all Milton Friedman, the world has...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is either desperately lying or ignorant about the Reserve Bank seriously downgrading Australia’s economic outlook – a downgrade that could easily wipe out the government’s “back in black” surplus claim.
“The forecast the RBA has outlined...
As we enter the final week of the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are pulling out the big guns to grab your vote.
As today Liberal Party launch, Morrison announced a Coalition government will underwrite...
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How much mortgage can we afford?
Rates for home loans fell along with the broader bond market even as the transformation of the real-estate industry quickened pace.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.10% in the May 9 week, Freddie...
She said insurance cover for heritage properties was often more expensive and restrictive than premiums for modern homes.
“Heritage properties are more challenging to insure because they can be more expensive and complicated to repair,” she said. “Unlike a modern...
If you’re like most homeowners, your house is a host of tiny irritations you keep meaning to fix but never do. Maybe it’s a light fixture you constantly bang your head on, or wallpaper you’ve always despised. And then...
News Corp reported a $US23 million ($32 million) profit for the March quarter, on revenues of $US2.6 billion. Yet the results revealed Foxtel lost about 100,000 subscribers from its traditional pay TV product over that period.
Foxtel has in recent...
In the letter, Bowen questioned whether Frydenberg had properly scrutinised the takeover, and asked whether he had instructed the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to take into account Brookfield's links to the Cayman Islands.
On Friday, Frydenberg responded, saying "we...
To cut to the chase, the Reserve Bank is forecasting it will have to cut its official interest rate by 50 basis points, knocking half a per cent off most mortgages.
In Friday’s quarterly statement on monetary policy (SoMP), the bank...