The state with the fastest-growing salaries revealed
Queensland's advertised salaries were up 5.3% over the year, following a growth trend that began in 2021.
Scrapped: Business registry modernisation scheme halted after projected $2.3 billion blowout
It was meant to slash costs and complexity for Australian businesses. Instead, the federal government has scrapped the Modernising Business Registers program, owing to billion-dollar blowouts, crushing delays, and a significant underestimation of the task at hand.
Fee-free TAFE enrolments soar past initial estimates
Fee-free TAFE enrolments have topped 214,000, soaring past the initial 180,000 target six months earlier than anticipated.
Intergenerational Report 2023: Six key points for Australian businesses
Australia is getting older, the tax base is changing, but there are opportunities to boost productivity, the Intergenerational Report says.
Stop and pay attention: The (un)surprising commercial value of women
Between Barbie, Beyonce and Taylor Swift tours, these three juggernauts alone have made a $9 billion economic impact, writes Elaine Stead.
Retail wreckage: Business numbers fall by more than 2,000 as consumer spending slows
The retail sector shed more businesses on a net basis than any other industry sector last year, exposing a harsh environment for established traders and fresh entrepreneurs alike.
Increasing life expectancy to see Australia’s ‘care’ economy make up 15% of GDP: Intergenerational report
In four decades’ time Australians will be living longer, with more years in good health -- but the larger cohort of aged people will increase the need for care.
Easing labour market may spell good news on interest rates
The series of interest rate rises were aimed at taking the heat out of inflation and slowing the economy.
$3 billion in federal funding proposed to build 1.2 million homes, resolve housing crisis
Jurisdictions will be offered $15,000 for each new home they build, from $3 billion in federal funding for 200,000 new dwellings to tackle the housing crisis.
The Matildas effect: The Women’s World Cup and its economic benefits, by the numbers
Breaking down the key facts and figures behind the tournament, and the Matildas' extraordinary success.
“Ego trip”: Dutton slams Albanese over snap public holiday proposal for Matildas
The opposition leader said a snap holiday for the Matildas would potentially cost the economy $2 billion and would have no "legacy impact".
Lipstick Effect or not? Six women founders weigh in on retail spending trends
The Lipstick Effect describes a phenomenon when consumers will still tend to buy small luxury items or less costly luxury goods, even when facing an economic crisis or downturn.