Australia and New Zealand

A string of companies involved in the building industry have collapsed into liquidation with cumulative debts of more than $45 million. A news.com.au investigation has found that 11 companies that appear to be linked to a cabinet…

A Big Australia is all but locked in, with the latest population forecast revealing up to 46 million people could call Australia home by 2071. The stark figure, which represents a 77 per cent gain in population in the space of 48 years, is…

Australian fashion business White Fox is under attack from angry customers complaining about delays with their orders and processing returns, with concerns about whether Christmas gifts will arrive on time.Social media sites for the brand,…

Australians are flocking to Google with their mortgage woes and one in 50 homeowners are in “severe financial stress” amid back-to-back interest rate hikes over the past 18 months. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) revealed on Friday that…

Fresh data from property analyst firm PropTrack shows three Sydney suburbs were the most expensive to buy in across Australia in 2023.The Lower North Shore suburb of Longueville topped the list nationally for highest median home value,…

Influencer and perennial reality TV contestant Teddy Briggs’ business has sensationally collapsed amid a storm of controversy, with liquidators preparing to sell his prized Mercedes-Benz as part of their efforts to claw back hundreds of…

All employees at a Sydney joinery and manufacturing business heavily involved in corporate and commercial construction have lost their jobs and the firm has ceased to trade. On Friday morning, 30 cabinet makers rocked up to the Wetherill…

Anthony Albanese has paid a hefty sum for reforms to share the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme with the states and territories. The Prime Minister hosted leaders for the final national cabinet meeting of the year in a bid…

Coles and Woolworths will send their chief executives to face questioning over whether customers are being ripped off as the major supermarkets are ordered to attend a senate inquiry into “price gouging”. The major supermarkets have…

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Vodafone are piloting a new “intelligence sharing” initiative to help protect customers from the rising number of text message scams.Under the pilot, the two companies will share scam-related…