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BUSINESSAmazon’s huge supermarket shake-up

The tech giant’s first Australian grocery delivery service threatens to shake up the supermarket duopoly, offering same-day fresh produce delivery.

Cameron Micallef

The headline quarterly inflation rate for the three months until December came in at 0.9 per cent, above with market expectations.

NEWS‘Ignoring’: Shock inflation claim lashed

Jim Chalmers says he does not “believe” public spending is an issue as Australians brace for a potential interest rate hike.

Pamela Rontziokos and Ria Pandey

Australia's share market as edged lower after the release of latest inflation figures. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

MarketsPremiumCommodities brace market as Aussie hits three-year high

The Aussie dollar has broken 70 US cents for the first time in nearly three years, as waning confidence in the world's largest economy and its leader quickens.

Adrian Black

Northern Minerals’ executives, from left, CEO and managing director Shane Hartwig, chief operating officer Angela Glover, executive director Bin Cai and executive chairman Adam Handley arrive for last year’s AGM.

MiningCommentsPremiumNorthern Minerals faces another Beijing board coup

Chinese interests have mounted a fresh campaign to overthrow Northern Minerals’ leadership and take control of the rare earths player feted by the Australian and US governments.

Adrian Rauso

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BREAKINGAussies hit with devastating inflation news

A key quarterly economic figure that is “make or break” for struggling Aussie mortgage holders has been released, and it’s not good news.

Cameron Micallef

A turbulent first ?year of Trump's second term already had the dollar slide more than 9.0pc in 2025. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessTrump triggers flight from US dollar, yen steadies

The dollar's dive has hoisted the euro over $A1.72 for the first time since 2021, ⁠and sent the Australian dollar above 70 cents to a three-year high.

Staff Writers

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Michele Bullock.

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Inflation accelerates to 3.8 per cent, rate rise likely

Inflation is even further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2-3 per cent target, accelerating to an annual pace of 3.8 per cent at the end of last year. ANZ is now expecting a rate hike next week.

Stephen Johnson

Inflation data released on Wednesday is set to determine what happens next with interest rates.

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Not Labor’s fault: Treasurer’s defence after inflation shock

LIVE UPDATES: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the brutal rise in inflation is not the Albanese Government’s fault, making his case as Aussies brace for a near-certain rate rise.

Max Corstorphan, Tom Richardson and Stephen Johnson

The global dash for cash is driving the gold rush.

The EconomistCommentsWhat is driving gold’s relentless rally?

THE ECONOMIST: The global dash for cash is driving the gold rush.

Woodside has beaten its production forecast for the year but warns there won't be a repeat in 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Oil & GasPremiumGas giant beats production forecast with record year

Woodside has produced more gas than it forecast but will deliver less in 2026 as it prepares to bring a giant gas field off the coast of WA into operation.

Derek Rose

Scarborough’s floating unit arrives in WA waters.

EnergyCommentsPremiumScarborough hook-up to dent Woodside production

Woodside Energy is forecasting annual production for the next 12 months will fall from a record 198.8 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2025 to between 172mboe and 186mboe.

Sean Smith and Daniel Newell

Perth’s current vacancy rate for premium CBD stock is at 10.8 per cent, according to Knight Frank.

Commercial propertyCommentsPremiumWhy Perth’s CBD is running out of office space

Perth is facing a drought in new premium office supply over the coming years, with a new report showing it may take up to eight years before the city receives new top-tier stock.

Kim Macdonald

The value of the Australian dollar has climbed to a near 16-month high against the US currency. (Joel Carrett, Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

MoneyPremiumAussie dollar soars against slumping US greenback

The Australian dollar is buying more than 69 US cents for the first since October 2024 - great news for Australians heading to America on holiday.

Derek Rose

TikTok has settled out of court just before a social media addiction trial was due to start in LA. (EPA PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumTikTok settles as social media addiction trial to begin

TikTok has agreed to settle in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed

Staff Writers

NSW Fair Trading launched a register last week to crackdown on irresponsible agents and allow homeowners, purchasers and renters to check the track record of property agents. NewsWire / Nikki Short

CrimePremium‘Disturbing:’ Manager’s alleged $2m theft

A strata manager has been banned for life after she allegedly stole more than $2m from dozens of strata schemes.

Emma Kirk

Australians currently use AI to shop for them. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

newsPremium‘Game changer’: Aussies use AI to shop

Almost half of Australians already use AI to shop online, but Mastercard’s breakthrough could eliminate the security risks that have plagued digital purchases.

Cameron Micallef

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EconomyAussie dollar skyrockets in global madness

The Aussie dollar has skyrocketed overnight amid chaotic global financial movement, today homeowners are on notice.

Cameron Micallef and Ben Graham

Sydney is Australia's most expensive market, but house prices are still expected to grow in 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Housing MarketPremiumRate hikes and affordability crisis won't stop runaway house prices

Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.

Jacob Shteyman

US President Donald Trump.

EconomyCommentsWhy top economist warns populism will backfire

Top economist Shane Oliver has warned populist politics is likely to backfire through higher inflation and worsening inequality as governments across the developed world become increasingly interventionist.

Matt Mckenzie

Former Kambalda miners visited Lunnon Shoot where the KD1 drill hole was drilled 60 years ago.

Nickel anniversaryPremiumDiamond anniversary of diamond driller’s discovery

A group of former Kambalda geologists have united to celebrate the diamond anniversary of a discovery which led to a nickel exploration boom in WA. 

Jessica Antoniou

Brightstar Resources managing director Alex Rovira.

Unlocking valuePremiumBrightstar Resources gets drill rigs spinning at Sandstone

Brightstar Resources is firing up the drill rigs as it prepares for a prefeasibility study at the Sandstone gold project in the September quarter.

Neil Watkinson

British rich lister Guy Hands has bought up pastoral stations in WA that are bigger than Perth and Sydney combined.

PropertyCommentsPremiumBritish tycoon sets up world’s biggest sheep operation in WA

Only two years ago locals farmers shot their sheep because prices were too low to cover costs. Now a British rich lister has set up the world’s biggest integrated sheep station in WA.

Kim Macdonald

The S&P 500 touched an intraday record high and neared the 7,000 milestone. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumS&P500 marks closing record, corporate earnings roll in

US consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in January, slumping to its lowest level since 2014.

Sinéad Carew and Pranav Kashyap

Hotter-than-expected inflation may be the tipping point for Australia's central bank to lift rates. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

MoneyPremiumRate hike odds firm as core inflation figure rises

Analysts are warning of an imminent Reserve Bank rate hike, after the central bank's preferred inflation measure came in above forecast.

Jacob Shteyman