Witches, warriors and a feisty Polynesian teenager have contributed to the growth in discretionary spending across the nation. High-profile movie releases, along with Black Friday promotions and ...

NSW and Victoria should be producing more gas rather than importing it to meet demand, the industry’s peak body says. Australia’s gas supply situation has improved, with an excess expected for the ...

While Rupert Murdoch’s pundits at News Corporation decry welfare bludgers and ‘Their ABC’, Foxtel gets a free ride on tax. Michael West consults the (actually independent) experts. Sky News presenters ...

Many Australians are turning to the “bank of mum and dad” to get a foothold on the property ladder, though as many as one in 20 parents could be risking a financially stable retirement. About six per ...

Australians will be exposed to more abuse, trolling and the ugly underbelly of the internet as Facebook and Instagram abandon specialist fact-checking services, experts warn. Others are hailing the ...

Social media company Meta Platforms is scrapping its US fact-checking program and reducing curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity. The owner of Facebook ...

Borrowers will be holding out hope for evidence of headway on inflation when official monthly figures land. Economists expect the headline inflation figure for November to tick a little higher from ...

There is a lot at stake at the looming federal election, and the prime minister knows it. With Australians set to cast their ...

The US is mired in its biggest naval battle since WW2 and Australia is commanding its Red Sea Task Force against the Houthi rebels of Yemen who are trying to stop the genocide in Gaza. Michael West ...