Nassim Khadem

Motorists can expect further reprieve at the petrol bowser with analysts predicting continued falls in the price of oil. But economists say while falling prices are good for consumers, it won't lower underlying inflation as far as the Reserve Bank wants it to, meaning interest rate cuts are still unlikely until next year. 

The annual rate of headline inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in August, down from 3.5 per cent in July. The Australian share market closed lower. Look back on the day's events and insights with our specialist business reporters.

National home prices rose in September, new data shows, but some of the heat continues to come out of the housing market as more owner-occupiers and investors consider selling.

With negative gearing and capital gains tax back on the national agenda, experts say such reforms would be unlikely to lead to a major fall in property prices. But some investors say they could be forced to sell if there are changes to property tax breaks and that could force rents higher. 

Bosses in Nine's broadcast division would belittle, intimidate, gaslight and sexually harass employees, and when complaints were made against management, HR would cover it up.

Australia's big four banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence to answer customer calls and assess loan applications. How long before a machine rather than a human writes your home loan? 

WiseTech is not the only publicly-listed company to face allegations of bad behaviour. Big investors are now asking if corporate boards are doing enough to hold executives to account. 

The ATO's latest corporate tax transparency report reveals 31 per cent of companies did not pay a cent of tax. Here's the full list. 

As the Reserve Bank meets to consider whether to cut interest rates, housing affordability is again centre stage of the political debate. A federal inquiry is considering whether there's a need to ease restrictions on banks about how much they can lend out to first home buyers.

Just 18 days before Russell Wayne Hirst died of a cardiac event in November 2021, superannuation giant Cbus cancelled his insurance policy, leaving the beneficiary of his account in a year-long fight to have her claim approved.