Finance

Retail sales plummeted in April despite an explosion in e-commerce spending as COVID-19 lockdowns forced Australians to shop from home.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called time on Australia's 29-year growth run, revealing JobKeeper changes will be finalised in July.

Vietnamese food franchise Roll'd has ditched cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, and chief Bao Hoang says that's unlikely to be changing anytime soon.

Cash was already teetering on the brink of oblivion. COVID-19 just kicked it over the edge.

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Australian buy-now-pay-later company Zip wants to buy out US-based Quadpay in a bid to bolster its prospects across the Pacific by adding about 40% to its existing revenue pool.

Australians are using less cash than ever, and it's a trend that is speeding up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Performers and other struggling arts industry sole traders are being denied JobKeeper payments because their paperwork is not up-to-date, a NSW tax clinic says.

Scott Morrison should consider extending JobKeeper if the economy doesn't bounce back enough from the pandemic, says RBA governor Phillip Lowe.

The ATO is preparing its systems for a flood of firms looking to get in early on May JobKeeper declarations from next Monday.

The call to abolish stamp duty in favour of a broader tax on all Australians could actually push up property prices and make it harder to by a home.