Stephen Johnson

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Stephen Johnson

Australians in one state are facing a $228 annual hike in their electricity bills with the pain likely to get worse as government-funded rebates end and more charge electric cars at home. The Australian Energy Regulator final determination report, released on Monday, had bad news for consumers, starting on July 1 as winter pushes up demand for heaters.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Max Aitchison |Stephen Johnson

It was an electoral humiliation the likes of which has rarely been seen in Australian political history. And, of course, Peter Dutton suffered the final indignity of losing his own seat of Dickson, which he had held since 2001, to Labor. But, as the new Liberal leader Sussan Ley surveys the charred ruins of her party and attempts to mend the fractured Coalition, she could see some small slivers of hope.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Stephen Johnson

Immigration is likely to remain at high levels following Anthony Albanese's landslide election win - amid warnings large numbers of Indian and Chinese migrants will give Labor a permanent voting bloc. Labor promised to ease immigration before the last election but in the year to March, 437,440 migrants came to Australia on a permanent and long-term basis.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Stephen Johnson

BREAKING NEWSTeal candidate ahead by just FOUR votes in Australia's tightest race in 100 years Teal candidate leading by four votesBy STEPHEN JOHNSON, ECONOMICS REPORTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:48 EDT, 23 May 2025 | Updated: 00:51 EDT, 23 May 2025 A Teal candidate on Sydney's north shore is leading by just four votes in Australia's tightest election race in more than 100 years.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Stephen Johnson

BREAKING NEWSMajor blow for millions of Aussies with cash in a bank account NAB slashes savings ratesBy STEPHEN JOHNSON, ECONOMICS REPORTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:32 EDT, 22 May 2025 | Updated: 23:34 EDT, 22 May 2025 Australian savers are getting punished following the Reserve Bank's latest rate cut. NAB, a Big Four bank, has slashed its Reward Saver rate by 25 basis points to 4.4 per cent.