Finance stories from across Australia and the world (including cryptocurrency)
Privatisation is coming to cricket’s Big Bash League with the Melbourne Renegades confirmed as the first franchise to be sold. But Cricket Australia (CA) says the upcoming men’s and women’s season will not be affected. On Tuesday, CA said it
ALMOST half of all Australian adults lack basic financial literacy with 8.5 million people struggling with saving, burrowing and risk management decisions. And the ease of digital payments may be making it harder to track spending, says Professor Isabella Dobrescu,
Ants, bees and birds may help create an AI model that can identify and track blockchain money laundering, according to new Australian research. The AI model is being researched by Charles Darwin University (CDU) as a way of better identifying
Cash is making something of a post-pandemic comeback in Europe even as mobile banking surges, says new central banking data. And privacy concerns are driving the revival across the eurozone, a new European Central Bank (ECB) survey shows. It says
Two Pacific rugby sides may join Australian teams in their pre-season tournament leading up to the Super Rugby Pacific competition. Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh made the announcement after the federal government said it will give $90 million to boost
Pre-filled returns are now extending to contractors for the new reporting season, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) says. And it says taxpayers should not listen to advice from AI, ‘finfluencers’ or others without verifying its accuracy. The office says it
Melbourne fintech firm Airwallex says it is helping Aussie SMEs recover their US tariff refunds faster by streamlining administrative compliance. A US Supreme Court ruling in February ruled that tariffs imposed by the Trump Administrations using an emergency powers Act
Queensland is to get 11 new fire stations starting this year with the 2026-27 state budget to spend $1.17 billion on firefighting. Under the newly-released 2026-27 Budget, $15 million will fund new stations at Hervey Bay, Kingaroy, Ayr, Abbot Point,
Lower transport costs to provide cost-of-living relief is coming to NSW households after the 2026-27 Budget’s release yesterday (Tuesday, June 23). NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the budget’s $2.3 billion deficit has been sparked in part by surging fuel prices
A $50 cap on Sydney’s toll roads and the abolition of $10 notice fees will kick in from the first week of July. Under the 2026-27 NSW Budget released today (June 23), the cap will be reduced by $10 for
