Australia Post is facing backlash from independent producers after announcing it will stop delivering perishable items at the end of June. Pepe Saya Butter Company founder Pierre Issa told Deborah Knight they’ve given “absolutely no explanation as to why” a crucial service is being removed. The butter makers rely heavily on Australia Post, sending up […]

The JobSeeker coronavirus supplement will end from today, and recipients will get an extra $25 a week as part of a permanent increase. Mutual obligation requirements have also returned for everyone except people in flood-affected areas. Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen answered your questions about the changes. Click PLAY below to hear the full […]

The post-pandemic housing boom could result in a 17% rise in national house prices, according to ANZ. ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott says the bank is seeing 20 to 30% more home loan applications than before COVID rattled the economy. To date, there has been little indication from regulators that any intervention is necessary to slow […]

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is assuring customers a genuine 50 per cent reduction in current airfares will be passed on to Aussies. Consumers will be able to purchase half-price flights to select destinations on most airline websites from April 1. The government will subsidise half the price of about 800,000 plane tickets to destinations such […]

Nine Entertainment Co, Australia’s biggest media company, defied the pandemic induced advertising slump to post a net profit of $182 million for the December half, an increase of 69 per cent. The bumper financial result came on the same day the Senate passed the government’s Mandatory Media Code of Conduct, which ensures tech giants Google […]

Ampol says it’s “reviewing” the future of its Lytton oil refinery in Brisbane after the division posted a $145 million loss. Australia only has four oil refineries, two have already announced their closure. The federal government has offered financial support to keep the refineries operating. Ampol Chief Executive Matt Halliday has told Brooke Corte the […]