Jamie Melham has become the second female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, riding Half Yours to a famous victory at Flemington. Follow live.

Will 3.6 per cent be as low as the Reserve Bank's cash rate gets? A majority of economists now believe so.

Laws requiring streaming services to produce Australian content have been put back on the table by the federal government, after they were put on hiatus following the US election.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley accuses the government in question time of dashing any chances of an interest rate cut before Christmas. Follow live.

The federal government says its new Solar Sharer scheme will also benefit Australians who aren't able to access it, but some experts are hesitant to agree.

A Cup Day rate cut is widely expected to be off the agenda when the RBA board delivers its latest decision this afternoon. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.