Punters urged to have COVID-safe cup day
It might be the race that stops the nation, but Australians are being urged to celebrate the Melbourne Cup in a COVID-safe way. Victoria has landed a quaddie in the lead up to the race, recording four straight days of no coronavirus cases or deaths. Health authorities are again reminding Australians to not be complacent…
Sydney & Brisbane petrol prices to spike;
Sydney & Brisbane petrol prices to spike Job ads jump; Used car prices lift; Deflation Petrol Prices; Job advertisements; Inflation; Used car prices Fuel prices: The national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 3.8 cents to 119.8 cents a litre (c/l) last week according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum. Metropolitan prices fell by…
Investing in aged care and childcare almost pays for itself
In the absence of an official analysis of the impact of the budget by gender the National Foundation for Australian Women has this morning published its own gender analysis of the budget, across multiple dimensions. It finds the government has invested heavily in things that will mainly benefit men, including apprenticeships and traineeships (two-thirds of…
CommSec Daily Report Wedneday
Latest News The Aussie market is managing to just hold onto its earlier advances with the ASX 200 inching 1 point higher at 6,186. The benchmark index has been trading in a narrow 22 point range over the first few hours of the session. Local gains follow an improved session on Wall Street with major…
Aust shares finish up, ASX200 above 6200
The ASX200 has started the week higher and finished above the 6200 points level after plenty of momentum in world markets. After a good US lead, the S&P/ASX200 benchmark index closed higher by 52.6 points, or 0.85 per cent, to 6229.4 on Monday. The 6200 level has been a psychological barrier for traders for four…
Elevated East Coast petrol prices; Used car prices ease.
Elevated East Coast petrol prices; Used car prices ease China’s consumer and technology-led recovery Petrol Prices; Used car prices; Chinese economic data Fuel prices: The national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 2.0 cents to 121.2 cents a litre last week according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum. Daily unleaded retail petrol prices in…
Qld union warns of 42,000 surplus job cuts
Queensland’s public sector union has released a report showing more than 42,000 public sector jobs will have to be cut to balance the state’s budget by 2024. Liberal National Party leader Deb Frecklington has made a state election pledge to get the budget back in the black “if possible” over the forward estimates. She has…
Crown director felt ‘pressured’ on release
A Crown Resorts director and former senior public servant says she regrets signing on to an ASX statement and full-page newspaper advertisement in which the casino business made false claims about its relationships with Chinese junket operators. She also admitted that with hindsight, the casino operator did not have an adequately robust or reliable process…
Used car prices soar. Petrol prices creep higher
Used car prices soar. Petrol prices creep higher Petrol Prices; Used car prices Fuel prices: The national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 2.7 cents to 119.2 cents a litre last week according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum. Monthly used car prices: The Datium Insights – Moody’s Analytics Used Vehicle Price Index increased…
CommSec Daily Repor Tuesday
Latest news The Australian sharemarket is off to a cautious start following Monday’s 2.6 per cent surge and ahead of the RBA Board meeting and tonight’s Federal Budget. Despite yesterday’s improvements (best day in four months), it was done on very light volumes due to half the country being on holiday. President Trump has left…
