Many households are reducing their carbon footprint but without efficient homes or smart meters they may not be getting the best value out of clean energy.
Farmer confidence has taken a U-turn in the latest quarter in the face of economic pressures and mixed seasonal conditions across Australia.
Anthony Albanese has welcomed an expert proposal for free or low-cost childcare but parents hoping for an immediate reprieve are likely to be disappointed.
The number of people visiting Australia's largest cities still remains below pre-pandemic levels but weekends are beginning to buck the trend.
The Queensland government's decision to appoint a night life economy commissioner has been welcomed as a boost for the future of the live music industry.
An opposition plan to rework interim climate commitments has attracted the ire of the prime minister, who says 2030 goals are achievable.
Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has hit back at his NSW counterpart over a proposed overhaul of coal royalty revenue in GST calculations.
Tourists are flocking back to north Queensland, months after two cyclones caused destruction in the region.
The RBA's strategy of bringing down inflation gradually to protect the jobs market is a different tactic but it has worked, the central bank's new deputy says.
Queenslanders will get cheaper car registration in the state government's latest cost-of-living budget announcement.
Queensland Labor has earmarked huge funds for green power, storage and transmission projects to support the state's emissions targets.
Rising economic equality traditionally reduces gender-based violence but an expert fears this correlation may no longer be true in Australia. She explains why.
South Australia's treasurer says the state is gearing up to benefit from "transformative economic developments" after delivering another budget surplus.
The economy is still expanding - but only just - after households opened the purse strings for concerts and other one-off events in the March quarter.
A pick up in investor lending and housing-related loans more generally comes even as interest rates stay elevated and cuts remain in the distant future.
Interest rates could go higher again if inflation proves stickier than expected or moves higher, the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia says.
For years, social media companies have been accused of acting above regulation but a top media boss says they must play by the same rules as everyone else.
A 3.75 per cent boost to minimum wages and awards will deliver a small real gain to millions of Australian workers without throwing fuel on the inflation fire.
More power storage rather than nuclear reactors or gas will be crucial for long-term energy security, the industry says, with six more sites up for development.
The gross value of Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry is set to come in at just under $90 billion, the third-highest figure on record.
Popular Australian ski resorts could find themselves on death row without urgent action on climate change, new modelling suggests.
Investors are being tapped for funding for early-stage companies tackling the climate crisis, the energy transition, new foods and cleaner industry.
The Australian economy will probably post a weak economic growth result for the first three months of 2024 to reflect ongoing interest-rate pain.
Australia's lowest-paid workers, who will soon receive a 3.75 per cent pay bump, should not be blamed for continued inflation challenges, a minister says.
The ever-increasing cost of housing is one of the big challenges facing young people but their future is not bleak, the Treasury secretary says.
Some $60 million in cheap loans is up for grabs as part of a $1 billion federal fund to encourage homeowners to install solar panels and batteries.
High housing prices and cost-of-living pressures are driving an exodus from cities, data reveals, with one capital losing residents to the regions in droves.
Up to 600 Australian towns no longer have a bank, forcing country people to go to extraordinary lengths to manage their money.
Costly carbon capture and storage could be the price Australia must pay for retaining emissions-intensive industrial jobs without pumping out more pollution.
The monthly inflation gauge has bounced higher for a second month, moving the indicator further away from the Reserve Bank's target range.
The Australian government has been accused of letting gas companies get away with daylight robbery by not applying royalties on all of the nation's gas exports.
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