Peter Ryan

Australian households continue to be resilient in the face of aggressive interest rate rises and the high cost of living - though a small but growing number of borrowers are experiencing financial stress.

The failure of Peter Costello to properly address his run-in with a journalist at Canberra Airport has ended his long tenure at the media company and handed a “toxic baton” to his replacement, writes Peter Ryan.

A surprise rebound in consumer inflation is likely to pressure the Reserve Bank to leave interest rates higher for longer.

Australia’s supermarket giants face multi-billion dollar fines under a mandatory code of conduct being proposed to protect suppliers and consumers - and to rein in the power of the sector.

Economic modelling from Super Members Australia shows withdrawing superannuation for a housing deposit might only fuel the property price boom, erode retirement nest eggs and force more people on to the aged pension.

Superannuation funds warn that tens of thousands of Australian women are being left tens of thousands of dollars worse off in retirement due to career breaks triggered by severe menopausal symptoms.

The ASX has been hit with a million dollar fine for breaching its own transparency and integrity rules on more than eight thousand occasions.

New analysis from industry super funds shows the Morrison government’s early release of superannuation scheme could hit future taxpayers with as much as $85 billion in additional costs, as people who dipped into their super savings are forced to rely on the aged pension.

The inspector-general of taxation is investigating the theft and hijacking of personal information that has allowed millions of dollars of tax fraud by professional scammers.

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin was highly regarded as a corporate warrior after surviving last year’s cyber attack fallout, but her fate at Optus was decided earlier than Monday morning’s announcement, writes Peter Ryan.