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Workers are changing jobs less often: here's why that matters for the economy
21+ min ago (818+ words) Friday, 17 July 2026 Why is this, and does it matter? The share of Australian workers who change employers in a given year has decreased a lot. In fact, this rate has more than halved since the 1970s, according to official statistics. Why…...
What our stock pickers are buying and avoiding right now on the ASX
31+ min ago (754+ words) Friday, 17 July 2026 What are our experts in and out on for the market? On this week’s Switzer Show, Peter Switzer put a run of quality names that have come off the boil to Paul Rickard of the Switzer Report and…...
Housing in crisis and Sydney’s the worst affected
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (437+ words) Friday, 17 July 2026 Home loan demand is in freefall, and nowhere is the pain sharper than Sydney, where a new KPMG report reveals ownership rates have crashed to levels not seen since the 1950s. The demand for home loans nationally has collapsed,…...
What's set to push Australia and the market forward in the near future?
1+ day, 51+ min ago (498+ words) Thursday, 16 July 2026 Peter Switzer identifies the tailwinds he thinks could push Australia and the market forward. Yesterday we ran through the headwinds Peter Switzer says we need to be mindful of. But it isn’t all bad news: Peter flipped the…...
Australia wants to 'manage' AI. What will that look like?
1+ day, 56+ min ago (864+ words) Thursday, 16 July 2026 Other countries are also grappling with how best to handle this issue. There are growing calls for Australia to do the same. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid out how his government plans to manage artificial intelligence…...
30 businesses die each day, and Labor wants more tax from the survivors
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (835+ words) Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Thirty businesses a day go broke? Is that the daily death toll under Labor? And now Albo wants to slug business owners with even higher taxes? Despite the fallout from the Budget, which has generally been negative, especially…...
What's holding the ASX back right now?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (429+ words) Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Peter Switzer identifies the headwinds he thinks are holding the ASX and the wider market back. Peter Switzer says he’s getting more defensive for his financial planning clients. On this week’s Switzer Show he ran through the headwinds…...
Here's what's at stake as BHP workers prepare for an historic strike
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (771+ words) Wednesday, 15 July 2026 On Thursday, up to 200 workers at mining giant BHP’s Port Hedland export terminal will take protected industrial action for eight hours. This will mark the first strike action at the company’s iron division since 2000. Port Hedland is home…...
The psychological cost of new home ownership is rising due to mortgage stress
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (814+ words) Tuesday, 14 July 2026 As we race to get more people into home ownership, we mustn’t overlook the threat this poses to Australians’ mental health. The Albanese government recently struck a deal with the Greens to allow sweeping changes to negative gearing…...
ResMed's two new headwinds: weight-loss drugs and a returning rival
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (276+ words) Tuesday, 14 July 2026 Our stock picking expert says ResMed is a quality business now facing two new headwinds. Here's what it has to overcome. Our stock picking expert says ResMed is a quality business now facing two new headwinds: weight-loss drugs…...