2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (672+ words) The Volvo XC40 and EX40 have no right to look this good. After all, the small SUV, built to rival the BMW X1, Audi Q3, Mercedes-Benz GLA and Lexus UX, first went on sale as far back as 2017, which makes it ancient. Most car…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (664+ words) Singleton-based builder Andrew McIntosh has slammed the decision by council to award a $7.2 million tender for the enclosure of the Singleton Gym and Swim's 25-metre heated pool. Mr McIntosh, through his company Hunter Prestige Homes Pty Ltd (HPH), submitted a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (400+ words) A decision to award a $7.2 million tender for a new domed-shape enclosure for the heated 25m pool at the Singleton Gym and Swim is now openly being debated within the community. At last week's extraordinary council meeting in a split decision…...

6+ day, 36+ min ago   (553+ words) Ford's two biggest names in Australia suffered huge sales declines in August 2026. The Ford Ranger sold just 2440 examples across two-wheel and four-wheel drive variants, equating to a more than 50 per cent drop compared to August 2025. This exacerbates an already challenging…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (533+ words) The US Treasury Department has imposed new Iran-related sanctions on a small Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries as part of the Trump administration's effort ‌to increase economic pressure on Iran. The entities targeted are Instanbul-based investment bank Golden Global…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (601+ words) Fixing Australia's lagging productivity rate will likely take years rather than months, the man in charge of the nation's finances concedes. Fresh figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed productivity falling by 0.2 per cent for the year to June,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) The bond vigilantes are back and could force the government into deeper spending cuts. Bond yields climbed to a 15-year high on Wednesday, with 10-year Australian government bonds fetching 5.2 per cent, after economic growth figures came in stronger than forecast....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) More young people are abandoning hopes of home ownership amid increasing generational inequality. Anglicare's Falling Behind report found home ownership among 25-34 year olds has fallen to an 80-year low, highlighting intergenerational inequality from tax settings that favoured housing investment. Young…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) The boundaries have been set for a major defence precinct in Western Australia as part of the expansive AUKUS defence program. The state and federal governments have selected the site of a new Defence Precinct at the Henderson shipyard in…...