Fine Radar
The News Hub
Browsing Tag

australia

Sign cash could disappear for good

Financial institutions, including banks, could pool their resources to ensure cash access is maintained, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has said. Speaking at a payments summit on Tuesday morning, Ms Bullock said the central bank was…

Ambos nab huge wage win after triple-0 threat

After days of tense and tumultuous negotiations, the NSW government has cemented a historic pay deal for paramedics, preventing a potential breakdown of the state’s triple-0 services on January 1. Urgent negotiations between the government…

Budget deficit slashed as tax take soars

The federal budget deficit forecast for this financial year has been slashed to just $1.1bn, all but guaranteeing Jim Chalmers will deliver back-to-back surpluses.In a move designed to ease inflationary pressures, the Mid-Year Economic and…

ASX on three-day winning streak

The Australian sharemarket extended its winning streak to a third day on Tuesday, buoyed by an increase in interest rate-sensitive stocks as traders await fresh US CPI data to be released on Wednesday night (AEDT). The benchmark S &…

Delay to RBA overhaul ‘disappointing’

Major reforms to the Reserve Bank have been delayed until at least the end of March 2024, after what Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described as a “disappointing and surprising” move by the Coalition. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank…

Best Christmas shopping hacks revealed

As the cost-of-living tightens wallets around Australia, Christmas can be an especially daunting time to splash the cash.But with so many ways to spend and save out there, Tristan Dakin from Wise has unwrapped his best Christmas shopping…

Ugly theory about real reason Anna resigned

Barnaby Joyce has blamed “union thugs” for the shock resignation of Annastacia Palaszczuk over the weekend.“I think we know why she has gone — the union thugs have got in there,” the Nationals MP told Seven’s Sunrise on Monday morning.The…