Why AI’s beginning doesn’t mean the end of your career
12 March
Natalie MacDonald was six weeks back from maternity leave when a group email landed at 1am saying she’d been made redundant.
After seven years at global tech company LinkedIn, the 36-year-old Sydney mum’s role as a senior news editor was one of...[Read More]
CBA boss calls for spending cuts, bold reform in budget
5 March
The bosses of Australia’s largest companies have urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to take a bold agenda to the May budget to salvage the country’s faltering international competitiveness.
Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit,...[Read More]
Unions demand an extra week of annual leave for workers
4 March
Millions of Australian workers would receive an extra week of paid leave each year if a union push to change federal employment standards succeeds.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions on Wednesday launched a bid to increase the standard annual...[Read More]
Thousands of new brickies, sparkies to bolster housing
19 February
Thousands of new apprentices could help bring down the cost of construction, but land has been identified as the biggest hurdle to getting more homes built.
Fresh data reveals 11,407 carpentry, plumbing and bricklayers signed up to the federal...[Read More]
Reserve Bank boss calls on businesses to invest smarter
12 February
The Reserve Bank governor has called on businesses to help lift Australia’s sluggish productivity growth as she tries to bring inflation under control.
Facing a string of questions about the government’s role in driving up inflation at a...[Read More]
The way to happiness and success
5 February
Happiness and success are deeply intertwined but aren’t always the result of material gains or high-status positions.
Instead, a fulfilling life and career stem from aligning your values, passions, and actions in ways that promote well-being and...[Read More]
Discount loans to drive down the price of electric cars
5 February
Motorists will be offered another incentive to choose electric over petrol through a $60 million program to cut the cost of car loans.
The Climate Energy Finance Corporation announced the scheme in partnership with Hyundai on Tuesday, revealing it...[Read More]
‘Milestone deal’ for 100,000 first homes target
5 February
An $800 million Commonwealth-state deal for 17,000 new homes is a milestone in the promise to provide 100,000 dwellings for first-time buyers, the federal government says.
The agreement will include almost 7000 homes for first-up owners in Adelaide...[Read More]
Healthy jobs market spells rate pain for borrowers
29 January
Analysts are warning mortgage holders an interest rate rise could be just weeks away, after surprisingly strong jobs figures heightened the Reserve Bank of Australia’s concerns about inflation.
Forecasters were taken off guard by the resilience of...[Read More]
Key RBA concern eases ahead of crucial inflation print
29 January
Australian firms are noticing an easing in a key business pressure, taking some steam out of calls for the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates.
But while capacity utilisation cooled slightly in December, it remains above the long-run average and...[Read More]
Aussies are using AI at home but want rules at work
22 January
Most Australian workers are honing artificial intelligence skills on their own time but more access, greater control and strict rules might be needed to boost its adoption in workplaces.
Software firm Salesforce on Tuesday released the findings from...[Read More]
Forget quiet quitting: job-hugging tipped as top trend
22 January
Australian workers are growing nervous about the impact of artificial intelligence technology on recruitment, leading many to throw their arms around an emerging employment trend: job-hugging.
The growing movement, unlike job-hopping and...[Read More]
Progress over perfection: a new year perspective
15 January
2026 is here.
The calendar has turned, the noise of the holidays is fading, and there’s a subtle but powerful shift in the air. A new year doesn’t magically change everything — but it does give us something valuable: a clean edge. A moment to...[Read More]
Cheaper houses have lift-off as guarantee takes effect
15 January
The signature election housing policy of the federal government is worsening affordability for first time homebuyers, even as it gets more people into home ownership.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese campaigned on widening eligibility to a five per...[Read More]
No let-up in coffee prices as bean supplies stabilise
14 January
If you think you’re paying too much for a cup of coffee, there’s good news and bad.
The positive is that the extraordinary spike in the cost of beans, which caused cafes and supermarkets to increase prices in the past two years, has...[Read More]
