Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.
The first week of parliament is set to be dominated by tax talk as Labor prepares to introduce its new package and the opposition work to form a stance.
The Australian market is stuck between the competing forces of poor affordability and a supply demand mismatch.
Half of the nation's high-income earners back Labor's proposed tax changes as analysis shows most of the benefits will still flow to the rich.
Consumers are set to benefit as the national electricity grid uses less coal and gas-fired electricity and the share of renewable energy hits a record.
The Australian solar industry contracted for the first time in 10 years in 2023 as fewer large-scale arrays went online, but rooftop systems continued to shine.
Australian retail sales plummeted in the final weeks of 2023 with shoppers doing their Christmas shopping a month early when goods go on sale.
A little competition goes a long way in bringing down airfares, based on fresh research from a federal task force.
Voluntary administrators expect 171 Godfreys staff in Australia will be made redundant as the company's store count is reduced by more than a third.
A Hong Kong court has ordered the world's most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, to liquidate after it failed to reach a debt deal.
The treasurer has poured cold water on suggestions Labor will go further with tax reform and target negative gearing after rejigging stage three tax cuts.
Australian states are all facing economic headwinds but some are more resilient than others, with South Australia performing better than the rest.
The prime minister is standing by his changes to stage three tax cuts, remaining confident parliament will support the amended plans.
Changes to tax cuts would help lower income Australians, but some independent MPs are concerned about the impact on their affluent constituents.
As the Greens urge further changes to stage three tax cuts, the prime minister says he is open to negotiations to ensure their passage through parliament.
The prime minister has brushed off criticism of proposed changes to promised tax cuts, saying he has a responsibility to help Australians in financial stress.
Anthony Albanese has challenged the crossbench to back in changes to stage three tax cuts, ahead of a regional sales pitch of the proposed reforms.
A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year under Labor’s revamped tax policy – more than double the cut they’d have received under the Coalition’s legislated stage 3 plan.
The prime minister has backed his government's reworked income tax package as the best way forward for struggling workers.
Home buyers moving to the seaside are looking to buy for well under $1 million, with affordable coastal markets in Western Australia booming.
Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has backed the supermarket's choice not to stock Australia Day merchandise as staff report more and more abuse.
Plastic made up 79 per cent of the rubbish collected from Australia's urban rivers, bays and beaches over the past three years, conservationists say.
Australia's housing sector has recouped all losses from the 2022 downturn to end 2023 smashing median price records across all capital cities.
Anthony Albanese is promising middle Australia will be the focus of cost-of-living support, as speculation mounts about changes to stage three tax cuts.
The coalition have criticised the government for the number of manufacturing businesses going under as insolvency levels rise above pre-COVID levels.
The US is in demand in the face of global challenges ranging from war in Gaza and Ukraine to tensions over Taiwan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Russia has been able to purchase some $A4.4b worth of Western components to produce weapons like the "Kinzhal" hypersonic missiles.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles is set to meet supermarket bosses over the rising cost of groceries.
Australia's jobless rate has plateaued at 3.9 per cent after both employment and unemployment fell in December, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
Some economists predict a softening labour market could bode well for interest rate cuts after Australia's jobless rate plateaued at 3.9 per cent in December.
Major supermarkets are set to face a Queensland parliamentary inquiry following a meeting with state premier Steven Miles.
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