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We are working from home (again). 7 tips to boost wellbeing and productivity

Telstra and Westpac are the latest companies to encourage staff to work from home, just a few months after some of them returned to the office.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

ACT's strong housing investment ups economic ranking: Commsec

A new report has found the ACT has improved its economic performance.

The Canberra Times · Jul 24, 2022

ANZ's takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?

Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more than about three-quarters of the market.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022

Interest rate rises push household finances towards pandemic lows, confidence plunges

Australians are still spending record amounts of money, but surveys show that could change quickly as interest rate rises send consumer confidence towards pandemic lows.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB to raise variable mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent after RBA rate hike

All of Australia's biggest banks have lifted mortgage rates, matching the Reserve Bank's 25-basis-point increase.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

Consumer confidence plunges to worst level since peak of pandemic, Westpac survey shows

Experts say stretched businesses could face further pain as people cut spending and award wages rise

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022

Why savers are unlikely to benefit much from the RBA rate hikes

RBA governor Philip Lowe jacked up the cash rate by a surprise 50 basis points on Tuesday. But savers are unlikely to benefit much in the short term.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2022

The Loop: High Court rules on citizenship, banks pass on rates rise, and why lettuce is so pricey

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ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and NAB join Westpac to raise variable mortgage rates by half a percentage point

The Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and NAB join Westpac in passing on the Reserve Bank's interest rate rise to mortgage borrowers in full.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

Man's arm partially severed after fall through plate glass window

A man has partially severed his arm after he fell through a plate glass window at Terrigal in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 4, 2022