15 h. ago ‘I had to sit on the floor’: Sydney University adds thousands of extra students

Students at Sydney University paying $50,000 for their degree say overcrowding in some lectures has led to fights for seats while student satisfaction rates have dropped.

Politics

15 h. ago Borrowers likely to wait a year for relief after RBA keeps rates on hold

Inflation is not expected to be back within the RBA’s target range until 2027.

Politics

16 h. ago As it happened: RBA keeps interest rates on hold; Police arrest 13 at violent Sydney defence expo protest; Speculation of Ley’s leadership continues

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Events

17 h. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 3.6 per cent; Thirteen arrested at Sydney defence expo protest; Speculation of Ley’s Liberal leadership continues

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Politics

18 h. ago Chalmers and the RBA tamed the ‘inflation dragon’, can they ride the ‘inflation camel’?

Interest rates are now unlikely to change until well into next year – and the Reserve Bank revealed two key economic “humps” that have caught its eye.

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19 h. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA governor Bullock explains why interest rates remain 3.6 per cent; Thirteen arrested at Sydney defence expo protest; Seven dead in Nepal avalanche

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20 h. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA keeps interest rates on hold; Hastie leadership threat looms for Ley; Foreign climbers among seven dead in Nepal avalanche

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Events

20 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Hastie leadership threat looms for Ley; Foreign climbers among seven dead in Nepal avalanche; RBA to make rate cut announcement

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Events

23 h. ago ASX slips ahead of RBA decision; Miners, energy stocks, utilities fall

The Australian sharemarket opened lower on Melbourne Cup Day as investors await the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision and outlook for future rate cuts in the afternoon. 

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27 h. ago ASX set to fall ahead of RBA decision; AI stocks prop up Wall Street

The Australian sharemarket is set to open lower on Melbourne Cup Day as investors await the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision and outlook for future rate cuts in the afternoon. 

Politics

39 h. ago Hastie threat emerges as Ley fights to hold Coalition together

The opposition leader is being pushed towards dumping the Liberal Party’s net zero pledge as she fights to keep the Coalition together – and for her leadership.

Events

42 h. ago Rue and Berejiklian will survive, but Optus customers won’t wait

Optus’ top brass had a rare chance to rebuild trust after a catastrophic network failure and multiple deaths. Instead, they dug the company deeper into crisis.

Economics

43 h. ago Rates balancing act struggles as job ads dry up and shoppers put wallets away

The Reserve Bank will hold interest rates steady on Tuesday. But it will start to fret over the state of the jobs market and cost-conscious consumers.

Politics

45 h. ago Bank shares drive ASX into the green; Westpac gains 2.8 per cent

The Australian sharemarket moved higher on Monday, as Westpac’s results helped to spark a rally in the big four’s shares.

Politics

47 h. ago One enormous rate rise was rejected. Now North Sydney council has eyes on 54% jump

The financially embattled council is requesting feedback from residents on three options to increase rates, as it scrambles to keep itself afloat.

Politics

53 h. ago ASX set to dip, Wall Street boosted by Amazon; RBA day on Tuesday

The Australian sharemarket is set for a tepid start to the week while mortgage holders are unlikely to get a helping hand on Tuesday.

Politics

58 h. ago House values accelerate as lower rates, policy and supply combine

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to deliver further rate relief as past cuts, higher inflation, government policies and low supply hit the property market.

Events

2 d. ago Ukrainian troops battle to hold key town as Moscow says pincer closing

Russia says its troops killed all 11 members of a Ukrainian special forces team sent to the city on a mission to halt the Moscow’s advance. Ukraine denies the claim.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Bashed, stabbed and spat at’: Violence in public hospitals on the rise

Queensland Health data shows rates of violence have almost doubled in Brisbane’s public hospitals in the last six years.

Events

4 d. ago From slums to gentrification but the ‘magic’ on the street and political heart lives on

Fitzroy has long endured a tense tug of war between gentrification and a battle to hold on tightly to its creativity, multiculturalism, activism and live music scene.

Politics