Ben Young

2 days ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis now expects the next Reserve Bank’s rate cut to be in July rather than August, but she does not think it’s the near-100% certainty that the market predicts. This shift in forecast comes after the Consumer Price Index printed at 2.1 per cent in the year to May, softer than Westpac and the market’s median estimate of 2.3 per cent.

1 week ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

Cole’s passion for caring for the land and studying the Australian landscape started when she was four years old, living in Far North Queensland where many of her friends were First Nations people. “The First Nations people don’t see themselves as owners of the land, they see themselves as custodians for generations.

2 weeks ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis is sticking with her call of an August RBA interest rate cut, despite increasing market expectations of a move in July. The team has not changed its view that the RBA will cut twice more this year, with another reduction anticipated in November as well as the one in August. Both cuts are expected to be 0.25 percentage points.

3 weeks ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

Ariarne Titmus knows pressure. At just 24, she’s already a four-time Olympic gold medallist and one of Australia’s most decorated athletes. But it’s her mindset, not her medals, that have really won the world over. “I've always been unafraid of chasing big goals. The worst that can happen is you try your best and don't achieve it, but the person you become along the way is more important. “Setting a goal is a skill,” she says.

1 month ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

The grateful mother later posted on social media, "I really cannot thank you guys enough for bringing my babies safely to me. It was a hell of a few days being there for my community knowing my kids were on the other side of water without me."Three days with snakesNot every rescue was a race against time. Some tested the limits of human endurance. One man survived three harrowing days stranded on his caravan roof, surrounded by floodwater and unwelcome company.