The Australian sharemarket fell on Monday after biotech giant CSL dropped its plans to continue with a major drug trial. The benchmark ASX 200 index dropped 0.4 per cent, or 30 points, to finish the session at 7614.90 points. The broader All Ordinaries also fell 0.31 per cent to closeContinue Reading
The price of plane tickets are halved when travellers can choose between three airlines on a route rather than one, research by the government’s new Competition Taskforce has revealed. The findings come after the government faced huge backlash for rejecting Qatar Airways’ request for more flights into Australia last July.Continue Reading
With Japan dethroning Bali as Australia’s favourite holiday destination, are we ditching the Bintang for Sake in the search for a more diverse, rich, cultural experience post-Covid? Like a lot of Aussies, I make my annual novena to the Island of the Gods because getting to the Indonesian island paradiseContinue Reading
Bali has long been Australians’ top pick for international travel — beautiful beaches, warm climate, similar time zone, it makes sense. But for the first time in eight years, the Island of the Gods has been dethroned in what has been dubbed a “significant shift” in Aussie vacationers’ behaviour. ToContinue Reading
Christmas has come early for commuters this year, with fuel prices in most capital cities trending downwards just in time for the silly season. After a horror September period, drivers can expect less stress at the bowser during December. The only outlier thus far, Sydney. NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury saidContinue Reading
Analysis of domestic flight data in the United States puts the performance of Australia’s two largest airlines to shame and reveals passengers are being treated as mugs, experts say. Wednesday was the busiest day ever for air travel in America, with a staggering 51,332 domestic flights taking off and landingContinue Reading
Just about everywhere you look, there are worsening signs that Australia is no longer the lucky country. From record-high rents to skyrocketing mortgages, a cost-of-living crisis to the alarming emergence of a ‘working poor’ population, the country faces an unprecedented storm of factors putting pressure on millions of people. AndContinue Reading
An extremely rare Australian coin from the first batch of currency to be minted Down Under is expected to sell for $120,000. The coin, known as a “holey dollar”, is one of only about 300 believed to be in existence, 100 of which are in museums. It is one ofContinue Reading
It may come as no surprise that Aussies are obsessed with Bali, with the Indonesian hotspot topping the most popular destinations for end of year travel plans. Expedia’s latest trending data reveals Asian destinations have dominated the top 10 locations Aussies want to visit over the Christmas and New YearContinue Reading
Qantas is launching new non-stop flights between Australia and Europe – giving Aussie travellers seeking out a European summer the option to book a “circle fare”. From July 12 next year Aussies will be able to fly direct from Perth to Paris in addition to the airline’s two existing directContinue Reading