Card surcharge ban will take time to work through: bank

8 October

Australian businesses will need time to adjust to the new ban on card surcharges as the major banks prepare for a potential merchant fees war.The change, driven by the central bank to give consumers transparency at the till, only came into effect on...[Read More]

Four strategies to safeguard your financial future

1 October

Financial stability doesn’t usually come by chance; it requires preparation and strategy. Most of us depend on a steady paycheck, but few consider what would happen if it disappeared suddenly. Protecting yourself against financial disaster...[Read More]

Could a shorter working week be better for your health?

17 September

For many of us, work has a habit of expanding to fill almost every available space in our lives. Emails creep into evenings, weekends become recovery time, and personal appointments are squeezed around meetings and deadlines.   Most of the time, we...[Read More]

AI boom forecast as Australia’s biggest bonanza yet

10 September

The adoption of artificial intelligence is rocketing in Australia, creating massive demand for infrastructure that will deliver jobs and economic benefits. The nation was at the “cusp of a data centre boom”, Oxford Economics head of economics...[Read More]

Treasury tips AI as key driver of productivity growth

3 September

Artificial intelligence could be the ticket out of stunted economic growth while risking the future of increasingly high-skilled jobs, according to Treasury advice.In a brief handed to the treasurer, AI has been characterised as a tool which could...[Read More]