Reserve Bank hands down ninth-straight interest rate hike
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed down a ninth-straight interest rate hike, lifting the nation’s official cash rate by 25 basis points from per cent to per Business and finance reporter Chris Kohler reveals…
Rescuers racing against time to find trapped survivors as death toll rises
The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that have rocked Turkey and Syria has surpassed 3400, with thousands more Thousands of search-and-rescue personnel, firefighters and medics working across 10 provinces, along with about 3500 soldiers are now racing…
Suburbs with the best rental vacancy rates revealed
Domain’s Alice Stolz reveals which suburbs across cities in Australia have the best rental vacancy rates, as nation hits record low for When international borders reopen in the coming months, tenants battling in a fiercely competitive rental market…
“This has to change”: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on surge in NT crimes
The Northern Territory government has announced temporary dry zones across 96 Aboriginal communities in Central Australia until legislation is Senator Malarndirri McCarthy joins Today and welcomes the ‘significant decision’ of the alcohol ban, but urges long-term conversations…
China slammed over balloons spotted flying over US and South America
The United States has slammed the People’s Republic of China (PRC) after they claimed ownership of a second balloon flying over South The US military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had been flying over US…
COVID-19 ‘still an issue’ for aged care after staggering deaths revealed
Aged care facilities have recorded more than 3,800 deaths in 2022 alone, showing that COVID-19 is “very much still an issue” in this The impact of COVID-19 on aged care facilities in Australia has been In the…
Cyclone Freddy: Queensland’s first cyclone of the season expected to form this week
Jonathan How, meteorologist from the Bureau of Meteorology, on what Queensland can expect as a cyclone forms near the Solomon Queensland is bracing for the first cyclone of the season, with Cyclone Freddy expected to form off…
United States shoots down suspected Chinese balloon suspected to by spying
Former CEO of the US Studies Centre, Simon Jackman, tells Natalie Barr it’s highly unlikely the balloon shot down by America was simply a Chinese weather balloon off On February 6th, 2023, the United States military shot down…
RBA expected to lift cash rate to 4.1 per cent on Tuesday
With the Reserve Bank meeting on Tuesday, economists warn this could be just one of four interest rate hikes before August, bringing the official cash rate to per cent – pushing many to breaking It looks like…
United States shifts military focus to Indo-China
China has accused the United States of ramping up tensions in the Indo Pacific, after Washington announced it will increase military activities in the The move strengthens US forces close to both the contested South China Sea and…