There can be winners in the clean energy race, a group of super funds says, rolling out a campaign to quell community fears and accelerate development.
A slew of manipulative sales tactics, including subscription traps and hidden fees, are in the federal government's sights.
APRA dropped an investigation into a super fund that paid over $500,000 to the CFMEU but took action again after reports of the union's alleged criminal links.
Fans splashed out on footy finals in an otherwise slow month for consumer spending, which is yet to show a bounce from tax cuts that came into effect in July.
The S&P/ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent higher and above 8,300 for the first time, after gains by major miners and the big banks.
Crown Melbourne has been fined $2 million over self-exclusion breaches but the regulator has accepted the failures weren't deliberate or reckless.
A significant number of Telstra shareholders voted against the telco's remuneration report, in part because of issues related to its enterprise division.
Australia's national science agency will team with an electricity retailer to find out whether electric cars can be used to power homes and back up the grid.
Farmers' asking prices for their land are spooking potential buyers as the number of deals plummets almost 20 per cent in 12 months.
Surcharges on debit card purchases could become a thing of the past by 2026, but some groups are warning the fees could be imposed in other ways.
A cooling rental market and slower pay growth hint at a disinflationary pulse some economists hope could deliver borrowers an early Christmas present.
The Australian Defence Force constantly reviews the safety of its personnel in the Middle East after reports United Nations peacekeepers have been targeted.
The federal coalition has been criticised as being "extreme" for its stance against a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving it at odds with Australia's allies.
Australian renters are paying thousands more to keep a roof over their heads as rental costs for units and houses continue to balloon since the pandemic.
China's door is back open for Australian rock lobster fishers, but the trade minister wants more producers tagging along too.
Australia's major supermarkets say their suppliers are being hit by inflation which is trickling through to prices at the checkout.
Insurance companies want performers to stop stage diving and throwing things at Australian live music events, an inquiry has been told.
Young Australians are most likely to pay a premium to access renewable energy at home, a study has found, but high energy prices are turning off others.
Australian homes are worth more than ever but the annual pace of growth has slowed rapidly in the past three months.
The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.
The competition watchdog will have to be notified of every supermarket merger to prevent major players from gaining an unfair advantage.
Australia and China have effectively ended a years-long trade dispute after Beijing agreed to drop an import embargo on live rock lobsters.
Conflict in the Middle East is having a flow-on effect for Australian fuel prices but petrol stations have been cautioned not to take motorists for a ride.
Rio Tinto will pay a 90 per cent premium to acquire Arcadium Lithium, adding lithium to its aluminium and copper operations.
Electric cars could become energy storage solutions as part of a two-year project launched by the NRMA and university researchers.
The ASX200 has finished 0.1 per cent higher, with Rio Tinto announcing after the market closed that it would pay $10 billion to acquire Arcadium Lithium.
Rideshare giant Uber is making changes to encourage more drivers to adopt electric vehicles, including knocking hybrid cars out of 'green' service.
REA Group CEO Owen Wilson says the company has had its best September since 2015, and the increased listings should moderate housing price growth.
The federal opposition has been challenged to reveal its position on the future of the $51 billion NBN after Labor introduced laws to keep it publicly-owned.
A multimillion-dollar venture capital fund, backed by 50 companies including Westpac, is looking for clean energy innovations that could go global.
A Federal Court judge has approved a $100 million fine, agreed by the consumer watchdog and Qantas, after the airline sold seats on already cancelled flights.
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