Matthew Elmas

Australian renters are enjoying some long-awaited relief as prices begin to ease slightly, but a leading expert says it's still a landlord's market and that the rental crisis is still far from over.

Australia is rapidly deploying electric vehicle charging stations as more families ditch fossil fuel-powered vehicles, but experts warn the rollout is starting to run into some hurdles.

The federal government has approved a massive solar energy farm in the Northern Territory that may even one-day export power to Singapore and other nations across Southeast Asia.

Australians are being warned to watch out for smart devices that could be vulnerable to hackers, with research revealing that many wearables have “very weak” or no security defences.

Australians are willing to try using facial recognition to pay for groceries, but are cautious about privacy, according to a leading retail expert who says the tech is already being used overseas.

Australian workers have lost $41 billion in superannuation savings over the past nine years as the problem of bosses failing to pay entitlements worsens.

Revelations that marketers have tech that constructs targeted ad profiles based, in part, on voice data collected by unnamed third parties has sparked fresh fears about privacy standards.

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says more families face “cash flow shortfalls” due to high mortgage bills, but interest rate relief is still unlikely until inflation falls further.

Australia's plan to emerge from the climate transition as a renewable energy super power is at risk amid an electrician shortage that a report warns will reach nearly 100,000 by 2050.

A plan for Australia to import LNG has renewed debate about whether households are being ripped off by the gas industry.