A change of government has had little impact on confidence, with the mood of consumers remaining down in the dumps in an environment of rising interest rates, ballooning inflation and a steady climb in petrol prices. However, a swag of new figures suggest Wednesday’s national accounts...
Australia looks to be headed for another bumper winter crop planting, with lifts in wheat and canola. Rabobank’s winter crop outlook for 2022/23 is forecasting a record 23.83 million hectares of crop will be planted this year, up one per cent on the previous 12 months...
Tom Cruise won’t be flying but Australia’s best airforce pilots are set to soar in the skies above the Northern Territory for a local version of Top Gun. The Royal Australian Air Force’s Exercise Diamond Storm 22 to train the best of the best in air...
A new report has shown that despite much corporate discussion about “the new normal” close to half of all workers have returned to work full time, with most wishing they had flexible work options. New data shows managers and workers hold differing views about productivity and...
A ceremony was held at the Anzac Memorial in Sydney to honour 21 lives lost when a Japanese torpedo sank the HMAS Kuttabul at the height of World War II. Minister for Transport and Veterans David Elliott paid tribute to the 21 men who were killed...
The Australian share market has ended modestly higher despite huge drops for lithium miners and electricity supplier Origin Energy. After sinking slightly into negative territory in the early afternoon, the S&P/ASX200 index staged a late comeback to finish Wednesday up 22.8 points, or 0.32 per cent,...
A solid day for the big banks and consumer-facing companies has lifted the local share market, although the gains faded somewhat in the final minutes of trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost about 20 points in the final half-hour of trade to finish up 26.4 points,...
Superannuation is money you pay eligible workers to provide for their retirement. Super guarantee (SG) is the minimum amount you must pay to avoid the super guarantee charge. Super guarantee is 10% of an employee’s ordinary time earnings. In this section Work out if you have to pay...
Women’s workforce participation and cost of living were key issues highlighted in the federal election and advocates are calling for the incoming government to urgently address them. At least one million full-time jobs would be released into Australia’s economy if women had access to the affordable...
Australian grain growers are being encouraged to get into the carbon market, with a new partnership linking farmers to soil carbon technology. The partnership, between GrainCorp and biotech company Loam Bio, was announced on Tuesday at a national carbon farming expo in Albury. “We’re working across NSW...