Jobs report shows unemployment down to 4.1%, puts RBA interest rate meeting in focusAustralian labour market data revealed a surprise drop in the unemployment rate to 4.1% in December 2025, exceeding economists' expectation...
22 Jan, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Australia’s underemployment jumps to 12 month high with shrinking labour force; unemployment steadyAustralia's job market shows a hidden weakness. Underemployment has reached a year-high of 6.2 percent. This means while people have jobs, ...
11 Dec, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
RBA to cut interest rates in July: What this means for Australian homeownersAustralia's financial outlook anticipates a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate cut of 25 basis points on July 8, 2025, lowering the ...
07 Jul, 2025, 08.03 AM IST
Australia Q2 economy grows by 0.4%, slightly beats forecastsAustralia's economy expanded by more than expected in the second quarter, driven by exports and investment, while household consumption rem...
06 Sep, 2023, 08.20 AM IST
Australia inflation races to 32-year high, sounds rate alarmData from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 1.8% in the September quarter, topp...
26 Oct, 2022, 07.26 AM IST
Australia plans to increase migrant intake amid skill crisisAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), there are 480,100 job vacancies in Australia in May, an increase of more than 100 p...
16 Aug, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
In a first, Australia central bank makes 4th consecutive rate riseOn Tuesday, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said the rise in interest rates was due to the "high priority" to return inflation to the 2-3 per cent...
02 Aug, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Australian inflation speeds to 21-year high, peak still to comeData from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 1.8% in the June quarter, just shor...
27 Jul, 2022, 07.37 AM IST
Australia's jobless rate hits 48-year lowThe unemployment rate in March was unchanged from the previous month at a seasonally adjusted 4.0 percent, the Australian Bureau of Statist...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Australia shares rise most in over six weeks as virus curbs easeThe S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.58% to close at 7,460.2, with energy stocks leading the gains. The benchmark index ended down 0.27% on Wednesd...
16 Sep, 2021, 02.37 PM IST
India tops list of skilled visa immigrants in AustraliaA majority of them are fluent in English and many of them have also bought their own homes in the country, it said.
19 Jul, 2018, 09.31 PM IST
Legal action launched to halt Australia same-sex marriage votePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull supports marriage equality, but he is battling with right-wing members of his own Liberal Party, who are ag...
05 Sep, 2017, 09.14 AM IST
- 'Indian, Chinese community abort female foetuses in Australia'
The news 'it is a girl' is still unwelcome in many Indian and Chinese homes in Australia as members of the two communities account for near...
19 Aug, 2015, 08.19 PM IST
- Indian population booms in Australia
People of Indian origin have seen the largest growth increase at more than 14 per cent since 2006, or up almost 150,000.
21 Jun, 2012, 01.21 PM IST
- Australia grows at fastest rate since 2008 crisis
Australia's economy grew a faster-than-expected 4.3% for the year through March thanks largely to Chinese demand for iron ore and other com...
06 Jun, 2012, 11.00 AM IST
- Australian jobs hit record as stocks, currency soar
Australian employment has hit a record high of 11.1 mn people at work, official data showed on Thursday, as latest jobs figures smashed for...
08 Jul, 2010, 11.23 AM IST
- Australia's unemployment rate rises to 4.3%
Economists had predicted unemployment would remain at 4.2 per cent, a level hit earlier this year for the first time in 33 years.
08 Nov, 2007, 09.00 AM IST