Global headwinds stirred by “erratic” US policy decisions could still hit the Australian jobs market despite latest figures showing only a small uptick in unemployment. About 30,000 jobs were created in March after a shock 53,000 slump in February, pushing the jobless rate up slightly to...
An open letter from 60 Australian economists has rejected the coalition’s nuclear energy plan, promoting instead the subsidising of household clean energy policies, including incentives for home battery storage. The organiser of the letter, Gareth Bryant, an associate professor in political economy at the University of...
Australia’s growth outlook has been slashed by a major international body as US President Donald Trump’s trade upheaval sends market volatility skywards. United Nations financial agency the International Monetary Fund said uncertainty had surged to unprecedented levels, in its World Economic Outlook for April. Mr Trump’s latest...
The key to enticing employees back to the office may be the same thing that encourages more people to use an electric car, a study suggests. The Electric Vehicle Council released the findings on workplace vehicle charging on Thursday and called for major political parties to...
Almost every Australian who plays digital games has been manipulated by gambling-like tricks that forced them to hand over money or personal data, but there’s little incentive for the industry to clean up its act. Australians spend about $4 billion a year on gaming, which is...
Australia’s position as the world’s sixth-largest aluminium producer could be put at risk by a shift to nuclear power due to higher energy prices and lower generation. Three out of Australia’s four aluminium smelters would be “at severe risk of closure” under the change in energy...
Imagine a library stocked with 11,000 books written by more than 1700 Australian authors. Modern classics from Tim Winton and Helen Garner are wedged beside non-fiction tomes penned by former prime ministers Julia Gillard and John Howard, and recent publications authored by Kathy George, Melanie Cheng...
A social media ban could push children towards consuming harmful content in secret as experts warn it is not a blanket solution to reduce online risks. The world will be watching when Australia implements a social media ban for children under 16 years, due to take...
Small business owners simply don’t have time for mental health. They’re head of operations, head of marketing, head of sales. They keep customers happy and suppliers and overheads paid, and complete an average of 15 hours of government paperwork every week. “We sit and acknowledge that mental...
More than half a million Australians have cast their vote early on the first day of pre-polling while parties scramble to lock in last-minute preference calls. Around 542,000 voters made their decision across Australia on Tuesday, 70 per cent up on the tally for the first...