COVID-19 is costing the Australian economy billions in lost worker productivity and healthcare spending. The pandemic may be moving into the endemic phase but the virus is still wreaking havoc on the health of the population and the economy. Research commissioned by pharmaceutical company MSD Australia has...
Australians are working more than ever to make ends meet but that’s not necessarily translating into extra goods and services. The mining sector led a two per cent fall in labour productivity growth in the June quarter as highlighted in a report from a national economic...
Queensland will be one of the world’s hardest hit coal regions, after China’s Shanxi and Indonesia’s East Kalimantan, a global report on the future of the sector shows. Nearly half a million coal miners are expected to lose their jobs by 2035 as old mines are...
The majority of Australians who pack a bag of clothes for donation take months before actually taking it to a charity shop, with goods instead left languishing in cars or bedrooms for weeks on end. That’s according to the latest Cost of Giving report from the...
Airbnb has called for a contentious Victorian tax on short stays to be expanded to all accommodation bookings, including city hotels. The state government last month announced an Australian-first, statewide levy on short-stay providers like Airbnb and Stayz. The consumer-facing 7.5 per cent levy is slated to...
More than one million Australian households will be powered by one of the world’s largest battery systems after the government approved a new renewable energy hub. The battery will be located in Melbourne suburb of Plumpton, where it will store wind, hydro and solar energy from...
Hundreds of high-end electric sports cars have been recalled in Australia due a problem with battery protection that could lead to a high-voltage fire. More than 230 Porsche Taycan electric vehicles are subject to the warning, issued on Tuesday, that affects all variants of the model. The...
There are calls to redesign plane, bus and train seats to accommodate modern body sizes. Australia-first research has revealed the nation gains an average of 1.5 to 3.5 kilograms per person per decade which will have an impact on transport efficiency and safety. Anticipating changes in body...
Online job services will be put to the test by a new agency to ensure they are getting the best results for unemployed Australians. The Australian Centre for Evaluation will work with the employment department to use randomised controlled trials to evaluate different features of online...
Australia’s clean energy transition may have “stalled” but the answer could already be on our rooftops, experts say. Home batteries, electric cars and heat pumps are being installed alongside Australia’s world-leading rooftop solar, creating a capacity to store excess daytime energy for use in the evenings...