Commonwealth Bank urged to repay fees of 2 million low-income customers after posting record profit | Banking

The Commonwealth bank has posted a record cash profit, sparking renewed calls for Australia’s biggest bank to repay more than 2 million low-income customers $270m in fees – something it has refused... Read more »

Perplexity’s $52.9b Chrome bid marks a turning point for search

Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where I look at how AI is affecting Australia. In this edition: Perplexity AI wants to buy Google Chrome for a staggering amount —... Read more »

Perth Royal Show 2025: The countdown is on for another year of fun-filled adventure at Claremont Showgrounds

The opening of sideshow alley might still be weeks away, but the countdown is officially on — there are just 44 days until the Perth Royal Show returns to Claremont Showground. Excitement... Read more »

ACTU joins push for four-day work week ahead of productivity summit

The Australian Council for Trade Unions (ACTU) is joining the call for a four-day work week to become standard across Australia, but the prime minister and treasurer have said there are no... Read more »

Netanyahu hints he wants all hostages freed in one go

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted that ceasefire efforts in Gaza are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages all at once, rather than in phases.... Read more »

AFL clubs zero in on uncontracted Saint

The Saints’ aggressive efforts to land free agents have inflated the market, with their offers to Giants’ defender Leek Aleer and De Koning well above market rates, and neither are they going... Read more »

Trump mocks Goldman Sachs chief after note

Solomon previously moonlighted as a disc jockey under the moniker DJ D-Sol. In 2022 he played at Lollapalooza, the four-day music festival in Chicago, alongside acts including Metallica, Dua Lipa and Green... Read more »

White House tempers ceasefire hopes ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

The White House has tempered expectations for major progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, calling US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Russian counterpart in  Alaska on Friday a “listening exercise”. Small... Read more »

Australia is now a ‘home owners’ welfare state’, and income inequality is worse than we think

Australia’s income inequality is much worse than we think because official statistics ignore the income that home owners derive from their properties, leading economists say. New research finds Australia’s extremely favourable tax... Read more »

SkyCity Adelaide casino suitable to hold licence, independent review finds

SkyCity Adelaide should be allowed to keep its casino licence despite significant management failures and doubt over whether a cultural overhaul will be completed on time, a report has concluded. Following a... Read more »