Sarah Sharples

For Australians who have been smashed by skyrocketing interest rates — which have added thousands of dollars to their yearly mortgage repayments — a desperate wait for relief could be even further way.

For Australians who have been smashed by skyrocketing interest rates — which have added thousands of dollars to their yearly mortgage repayments — a desperate wait for relief could be even further way.

Millions of Australian workers could double their holidays as unions and employers groups seek to have a new leave provision guaranteed but there’s a catch – they would need to take the additional annual leave at half pay.

One of Australia's biggest manufacturers has gone bust with a factory already slated to close amid concerns about the country's recycling abilities.

A woman has been left “traumatised” after $17,000 was drained from her bank account, something she only discovered after she spending over an hour on the phone to the fraudster.

Aftermarket 2 minutes ago | Sarah Sharples at Escape

There are fears that interest rates could be hiked again as employment holds strong and inflation remains difficult to contain, despite desperate homeowners – including over a million experiencing mortgage stress – waiting for the cost of living relief.

It's a big player in a key industry for Australia but its now looking for a bailout as its hit by a spate of problems affecting the sector.

Australians were hit with the bad news that inflation came in hotter than expected in the first three months of the year – dampening hopes for interest rates to be slashed – but also exposing their desperate need for a pay rise to keep up with cost of living hikes.

Australians were hit with the bad news that inflation came in hotter than expected in the first three months of the year – dampening hopes for interest rates to be slashed – but also exposing their desperate need for a pay rise to keep up with cost of living hikes.