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Your child comes home with a low maths score so you immediately reach for the times table chart and start practising. It’s a common scenario — a child is struggling in a particular area and so we focus all our time and energy into bringing them up to speed. But …

Australia’s lowest-ever Reserve Bank cash rate – 1.5 per cent – is about to be consigned to history. On Tuesday Governor Philip Lowe made it clear he plans to cut it in two weeks’ time. The money market cash rate (from which all other rates derive) will then fall to …

Jenson Button on why the Monaco GP is the race every driver wants to win; Watch F1’s showpiece live only on Sky F1 this weekend Last Updated: 22/05/19 6:33am “Exceptional”. “Intense”. “Extreme”. “Special”. The words of Jenson Button on the Monaco GP – an event famously known as the jewel …

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australia needs a “pro-growth strategy”, but Labor isn’t convinced the coalition’s tax cuts will be enough. The Reserve Bank of Australia will consider cutting the rate at its board meeting in two weeks, in hopes of reducing unemployment and buoying inflation. Mr Frydenberg encouraged bankers to …

Dallas Mavericks swingman Luka Doncic and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young were the unanimous selections to the 2018-19 NBA All-Rookie first team. Joining them were Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton, Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr and Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III. It is the first time since …

Geraldton has always had a reputation as a grains exporter, but the lion’s share of commodities traded through the port is in minerals, worth an estimated $4 billion in the 2018-19 financial year. By weight, minerals represent 80 per cent of trade through the port, with grain, fertilisers and fuel …

Denver Nuggets’ president of basketball operations Tim Connelly says they expect to keep hold of power forward Paul Millsap for next season. “Our goal and Paul’s goal is to have him back with us,” Connelly said at an end-of-season press conference. Millsap has a $30.15m team option for 2019-20 as …

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Phil Walleystack will perform in Geraldton next week as part of National Reconciliation Week. The Noongar musician has spent the last 10 years travelling around the world, taking his upbeat fusion of pop, rock and Aboriginal sounds to the United States, Germany, France and China. With a natural …

The Pelicans are “very optimistic” Anthony Davis can be persuaded his future lies in New Orleans, according to vice president of basketball operations David Griffin. Davis requested a trade before the All-Star break and then told media he would consider all options if the Pelicans were willing to move him. …

Some financial institutions may face additional capital requirements after the prudential regulator said many show the same weak risk-assessment capabilities it found last year at Commonwealth Bank. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said boards should expect “increased supervisory scrutiny” after it found their self-assessment procedures surrounding non-financial risk were not …