Wholesale electricity prices have dropped after a year of disruption from the war in Ukraine, generator outages and fossil fuel supply woes. Australian Energy Market Operator data for the December quarter of 2022 published on Wednesday shows federal market intervention to cap prices has had a...
Women are still woefully under-represented in top jobs but female leaders are becoming more common in Australia’s economic and financial institutions. Within Treasury, the government department responsible for economic policy, the federal budget and market regulation, 29 of the 47 high-level appointments made under the Albanese...
Households have been hit hard at the supermarket check-out but prices are unlikely to get any higher. Expectations are that inflation peaked in the fourth quarter of 2022 ahead of a gradual tracking down over the next two years. The quarterly consumer price index will be released...
Australia’s most liveable city is now also the most expensive for public school education. As more families tighten their belts due to inflation, the cost of education is soaring with some parents to spend upwards of $100,000 just to send their child to school in Melbourne. Research...
A partner at a leading auditing firm will face the robodebt royal commission to answer questions about an external inquiry into the scheme. Shane West from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will give evidence about a review into the Human Services department’s online processes, which was commissioned by former...
Electric delivery trucks may clear another speed bump to adoption after Ampol revealed plans to install commercial chargers for larger vehicles at its Australian service stations. The petrol giant announced a partnership with local mobility firm SEA Electric on Tuesday, revealing the companies would also work...
Nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals will soon be included in the delivery of primary care as Medicare faces the biggest overhaul in its 40-year history. Labor is preparing to open up Medicare to a wider range of medical professionals in a bid to save universal...
Don’t clean out the garage. Forget that lapsed gym membership. Here are 5 new year’s resolutions to keep if you want to stay on top of your tax and super in 2023. Know if you’re in business or not! Are you earning an increasing income from a...
Australian shares have edged lower while the local currency has rallied after higher-than-expected inflation figures quashed hopes for a pause in the Reserve Bank’s interest rate hike cycle next month. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled 22.1 points, or 0.30 per cent lower, at 7,468.3 by close...
Whether it’s your parents or grandparents who are living with you, providing aged care comes with its own set of challenges. As time passes, you may realise that communicating with a senior can get more difficult as they advance in age. Daily encounters can become fraught...