Reforming Australia’s care economy will be placed at the forefront of the Albanese government’s push for equality between men and women. Minister for Women Katy Gallagher will travel to Bali on Wednesday, as will her foreign counterparts, for a conference leading up to the G20 summit...
Government and industry have been warned to invest in stronger cyber defences as part of a national push to fight crippling ransomware and other online attacks. Australia needs a whole-of-nation approach to the threat because the rate of digital adoption has gone to a whole new...
Boosting migration has been flagged as “part of the solution” to severe labour and skills shortages by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Mr Albanese also wants domestic workers trained for the “jobs of the future”. “The skills have changed, so we need to change that training to match...
Passenger traffic through Sydney Airport remains less than 75 per cent of the pre-pandemic level, with international travel lagging even further. Sydney Airport’s passenger data for July shows almost two million domestic passengers and 844,000 international passengers passed through the airport, down 15.5 per cent and...
Pooches produce happy tears in response to their favourite humans, adding a new dimension to an age-old story of love and companionship. A Japanese study is the first to show positive emotions can stimulate tears in animals other than humans, namely man’s best friend. Researchers carefully measured...
Does your company still use desktop software or spreadsheets for accounting tasks? If so, then it could be time to upgrade to a cloud-based accounting system. In comparison to on-premises solutions, cloud accounting for small businesses offers several advantages. These include the freedom to work from...
When you get to work on the requirements, a mortgage or home loan application may seem to need an infinite amount of paperwork. However, your home loan provider is also required to conduct due diligence before they can approve a mortgage application. They have to confirm...
Work has begun on a new $16 million visitor centre in the Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island with the development important to its recovery from the 2020 bushfires. The old centre was destroyed in the fires which ravaged the western half of the island,...
Cash-strapped Australians filling up at the fuel pump paid an extra $5 a week over the course of the past three months, according to new figures. The Australian Automobile Association’s latest Transport Affordability Index, released on Sunday, shows average weekly fuel costs across the nation rose...
Women’s economic opportunities will be a key focus of the federal government’s upcoming jobs and skills summit. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday released an issues paper outlining five economic challenges facing Australia in preparation for the summit in Canberra on the first two days in September. Growing...