Business

Mathew Dunckley

Mathew Dunckley in BusinessDay Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Based in our Melbourne newsroom, Mathew has over more than 15 years experience as a journalist and editor.

Telstra is battling to stay in front in the bush.

Telstra has big win in battle for bush mobiles

Telstra has had an important win in the battle for regional customers after the competition watchdog ruled the telecommunications giant should not have to share its network infrastructure with its competitors.

Nab has unveiled a lift in profit.

NAB to push hard on costs

National Australia Bank has lifted its first-half cash profit 2.3 per cent to $3.29 billion and held its interim dividend at 99¢.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned of rising house prices.

The banks aren't the risk, consumers are warns RBA

It is not banks turbo-charged by property lending that are the key risk to the economy from any fall in house prices or rising interest rates, rather it is what might happen to consumer spending that worries the Reserve Bank of Australia.