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Flume wins song of the year at 2023 Apra awards for Say Nothing

Same track that topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 takes top gong, with Rüfüs Du Sol, the Kid Laroi and Sampa the Great also winning

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Superannuation customers stay in dud funds, with one-in-five 'significantly underperforming'

Hundreds of thousands of superannuation customers are losing out, staying in dud funds with high fees, according to the latest data from the industry's regulator.

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Labor to announce in-principle support for RBA review's recommendations, establish two new boards

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to release the highly anticipated review into the Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday and to announce that the government has given in-principle support to all of its recommended changes.

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Colin Hay on Men At Work – and bartering with Sia: ‘If you clean your room we will watch David Letterman’

The songwriter is being recognised for his services to Australian music at this year’s Apra awards – after 40 years of hits, wisdom and celebrity run-ins

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Australia is not a high-tax country. So why can’t we have a conversation about the T word?

We need to get real about how we pay for the services we want if we are to fund a growing budget challenge

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Australian banks are boring, scrutinised … and safe, says APRA boss

In his first public speech, the chair of bank, insurance and super regulator APRA moves to reassure Australians that our banks are safe amid the recent turmoil on global financial markets.

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How your superannuation fared in a year of inflation and market downturns

Superannuation fund members will be hit with negative returns this year for the first time since 2011 and inflation will make things worse.

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Forced home sales set to rise as borrowers struggle with surging interest rates and mortgage repayments

Australian home owners are spending more of their income on mortgage repayments, and the pain is only set to worsen. Experts say some could be forced to sell.

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Australia’s banks likely to reduce lending to regions and sectors at risk of climate change impacts, regulator says

Apra finds country’s banks may be more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face threefold increase in lending losses

The Guardian - AU

Big five banks scope out climate losses

Australia's big five banks should cope with lending losses caused by climate change but will be more vulnerable to economic downturns, a new analysis shows.

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Is your fund a super performer? As so many pass APRA test, experts demand new benchmarks

'It's like an exam': Super performer Hostplus Balanced delivered $17,600 more over eight years than the ISA benchmark.

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Keeping super in a dud fund can cost a fortune

Superannuation members could lose up to $225,000 by staying in underperforming dud super funds regardless of warnings from regulator APRA.

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The Australian Greens say the Reserve Bank needs to be more democratically accountable

The Australian Greens say the federal government's review of the Reserve Bank should re-imagine how monetary policy should work for the 21st century.

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Find out where you stand on the super ladder

Australians overall have less in superannuation than you might imagine and its time you checked your balance in comparison with other people

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APRA chair Wayne Byres says falling house prices are 'no bad thing'

The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator denies responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation.

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Australian banks close hundreds of branches and ATMs as services move online

Since 2017, Australia has seen a 30 per cent drop in available bank branches nationally, with more than 300 closing in the past financial year.

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Superannuation fund returns go negative in September as markets weaken

Super returns moved sharply into negative territory over September with the average balanced fund falling in value by 3.1 per cent.

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Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help

Sources say Labor is considering options including a parliamentary review or inquiry into massive cyber-attack

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Paul Kelly on all-star Red Hot line-up

He will be joined in the Hunter Valley by Bernard Fanning, Missy Higgins, Mark Seymour, Vika & Linda, and Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley.

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Four superannuation funds barred for new members after a tough year for fund returns

Four superannuation funds will be barred from taking in new members till their performance improves after they failed regulator APRA's performance test for the second year running.

The Guardian - AU

Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch

Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk

ABC News

Interest rate rises will see property prices fall further as maximum home loan sizes shrink

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the cash rate again today. It comes as banks pass on interest rate rises and cut back how much they'll loan to wannabe home owners.

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APRA warned Albanese government about 'heightened' housing risks as interest rates rise

The banking regulator warned the incoming Albanese government that it would face "heightened" risks in the housing market as interest rates rise, documents released under freedom of information show.

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Alan Kohler: The Reserve Bank is a renovator’s delight

The most controversial task of the panel reviewing the Reserve Bank will be to decide whether Governor Philip Lowe committed a sackable offence.

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APRA boss Wayne Byres to leave bank regulator before term expires

The head of Australia's bank regulator will end his term almost two years early, announcing he will step down from his role at the end of October.

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