Interest rates have been left at 4,35% earlier this month, as set in November 2023; the move of Reserve Bank of Australia surprises experts as inflation lowered to the 2,8% target and is bad news for homeowners expecting a rate relief before Christmas

Skyscanner's Travel Trends 2025 report shows that the most popular place Australians want to travel next year is Siem Reap in Cambodia, home to the famous Angkor Wat temple, with a +529% interest; up to now, Japan was the most desired country to visit

Australia has become the 24th country to sign up to the Ocean Conservancy's Global Ghost Gear Initiative, the world's largest alliance dedicated to solving the problem of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear

Qantas airlines has been fined $100 million for misleading customers by selling tickets on flights that had already been cancelled over two months before; this misconduct affected over 86.000 customers across more than 70.000 flights between 2021 and 2023

Surfing Australia has been awarded a $1 million federal grant for the 'New Wave of Female Boardriders' project over three years to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country