Jasper Wells is a reporter based in Sydney, covering business and finance. He is the ABC's inaugural Peter Ryan Business Cadet for 2026.
The Australian subsidiary of the firm at the centre of the alleged Nvidia spy scandal lists a newsagent worker as it sole director.
Four interest rate hikes have added hundreds of dollars to mortgages each month, but the story is different for savings accounts.
Only two cruise ships will operate full-time in Australia for the country's 1.4 million cruise passengers.
Cruise ship workers will get some new protections following an ABC investigation, but critics say the exemption that left them vulnerable should never have existed and remains largely in place through to 2028.
Not since Telstra went public in the 1990s has an Australian IPO been so hotly anticipated.
Paramount Pictures has bought Warner Bros Discovery in a mega-merger that has created Skydance, one of the biggest media empires in the world.
Skydance will control HBO, DC Comics, New Line Cinema, CBS, CNN and Channel 10 in Australia, and will be led by David Ellison, son of tech billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison.
Entertainment journalist Kim Masters says large layoffs are widely expected, and a Deakin University professor says the merger could undermine American democracy.
Over the years, Hollywood's story factory has made movies which have made you cry, made you laugh aloud and have made you put down the popcorn in sheer terror.
The Newcastle Knights are hoping to break a 25-year men's premiership drought this Sunday.
Local residents in the Melbourne suburb of Narre Warren speak about the impact of todays interest rate rise.
Police found a bag containing 47 iTunes gift cards in bundles of five labelled with post-it notes when they raided a home in Sydney's western suburbs.
Bathla Group's collapse leaves buyers and builders waiting for answers.
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Three ships travelling through the contested Strait of Hormuz have been hit in recent days, according to British maritime officials, with casualties reported.
Regulators are removing record numbers of fake celebrity-endorsed investment scams, using AI images of famous figures from the prime minister to Alan Kohler and Gina Rinehart.
The Anti-Slavery Commissioner is calling for change after Carnival cruise staff alleged conditions one senator called a "floating sweatshop".
The Maritime Union is claiming workers on Australian-based Carnival cruise ships are being paid extremely low wages, provided with rotten or mouldy food, and given limited rights to complain.
Passengers boarding a Carnival cruise ship are promised a world of endless food, relaxation and oceanic luxury. But for the crew who make these escapes possible, life is vastly different.
Shares in Origin Energy have given up ground after the company confirmed a customer data hack. See how the day's business and economics news unfolded on the live blog.
One of Australia's biggest "rewards clubs" has been banned from running any gaming activity in New South Wales for 18 months after allegedly breaking the law.
The former Parramatta council CEO described the public hearings into her alleged corruption as "the Spanish Inquisition."
The months-long shutdown of the the crucial shipping route has rocked global oil markets and flowed through to all sorts of prices. How will the reopening change things, and how fast?
Melbourne "rewards club" lottery billionaire Adrian Portelli has launched a defamation lawsuit against former SA minister Andrea Michaels over comments she made about a $3.5 million home prize draw.
One of the world's biggest gambling companies is breaking into the 'rewards club' scene, raising the alarm among anti-gambling advocates.
The ASX 200 finishes the first session of the trading week with a fall of 1.45 per cent, continuing its downward trend this month. Meanwhile, uncertainty over the Iran war has sent Brent crude oil above $110 a barrel.
Some economists are forecasting price falls of up to 5 per cent as a result of measures to reduce intergenerational housing inequality.
Investors in stocks will be affected by changes to capital gains tax, but experts say the budget is still likely to see some investment move away from property and into shares.
