Consumer confidence has collapsed to a record low as Australians spend more while mortgage stress hits new heights. The double squeeze of inflation and interest rates is rewriting household budgets across the country.
Andrew Marsh 
Museums in Georgia and California are opening major exhibits to mark Apple's 50th anniversary, with rare artifacts, prototypes, and interactive displays celebrating five decades of innovation.
Andrew Marsh 
Glasgow's housing emergency has fuelled rising anti-immigration sentiment, but the real problem runs much deeper than who the city chooses to house.
Andrew Marsh 
Financial experts warn Australians are taking out massive home loans without understanding how their repayments are structured and why interest dominates the early years.
Andrew Marsh The government says new supermarket price laws will protect Australian families from excessive costs. But the policy misses the real problem—and regulation rarely fixes what politics can't.
Andrew Marsh Australians got a 3.4% wage rise, but inflation hit 3.8%. That's a losing game. And the RBA just made it worse.
Andrew Marsh Australian families will spend a combined $14.4 billion on back-to-school costs in 2026, but one in three parents cannot afford the bill. New uniform rules in Victoria offer relief, while smart shopping strategies can ease the burden.
Andrew Marsh Personal insolvencies jumped 14% in the past year while construction sector collapses hit record levels. Australians' financial buffers are depleted and wages aren't keeping up with inflation.
Andrew Marsh Commonwealth Bank and other major lenders raised mortgage rates on March 27 following the RBA's latest decision. For a typical $600,000 mortgage, that's roughly $1,200 extra per year.
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A construction crane partially collapsed onto a high-rise apartment block in Dubbo during a severe storm on Thursday, triggering evacuations across the CBD and establishing a 150-metre exclusion zone. No injuries reported.
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A West Footscray property advertised at $220 per week has sparked outrage and regulatory action, exposing failures to enforce minimum rental standards across Victoria.
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YouTube is making it easier for emerging creators to monetise their channels through affiliate sales, reducing the subscriber threshold from 1,000 to 500.
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JetBrains is replacing collaborative coding tools with infrastructure for managing AI agents, signalling how rapidly the software development landscape is shifting toward autonomous systems.
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Intel and AMD's processor supplies are drying up as AI data centres monopolise foundry capacity, pushing CPU prices up 10-15% and squeezing gaming PC makers harder than ever.
Andrew Marsh Trump's 15-point plan to end the Iran war includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint directly causing Australia's fuel crisis and driving inflation fears that could push the RBA into unwanted interest rate hikes in May.
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After eight years of talks, Australia has secured the right to keep making and selling prosecco at home under a landmark EU free trade agreement, though exporters face a 10-year phase-out before the name disappears from overseas bottles.
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The Town of Bassendean's attempt to sell its Wind in the Willows childcare centre to a private buyer has collapsed, forcing the council to reconsider its strategy for the community service.
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Arm announced its first production CPU, the AGI processor, designed to deliver double the performance per data centre rack while slashing capital expenditure by up to $10 billion per gigawatt of computing capacity.
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Disney's gaming boss outlined ambitious plans for original games and Fortnite-integrated experiences at SXSW, even as the company's biggest digital partner announces massive layoffs.
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In Chicago neighbourhoods, families are staying indoors for days at a time, afraid to leave their apartments. The fear is paralyzing the city's immigrant communities.
Andrew Marsh