Australian consumer and business confidence is plunging as interest rate hikes and inflation bites into sentiment, three new surveys indicate. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment, the ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence Rating and the NAB Monthly Business Survey were all released on Tuesday. They...
Australia’s labour shortage could be solved by an untapped workforce but new research shows business attitudes and a lack of government support are getting in the way. People living with a disability are being overlooked by employers yet the majority of business owners agree job-ready applicants...
There are two types of NFPs. These are charities and other NFPs. Depending on the type of NFP, your organisation may be eligible for a range of tax concessions. NFP organisations (including charities) operate in many areas of society. They can include: church schools churches community child care centres cultural...
There were more jobs being advertised last month than at any point since the Global Financial Crisis, a further indication of just how tight the labour market is. Online job advertisements in June increased by 1.2 per cent to stand at 303,400, their highest level since...
A small environment group is behind a novel legal bid to force the federal government to review almost every pending coal and gas project across Australia. The Environment Council of Central Queensland has formally asked Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reconsider the full scope of climate...
There are mounting fears the highly contagious foot and mouth disease could infiltrate Australia and decimate the cattle industry. The livestock disease, which affects pigs, cattle, sheep and goats, was detected in Indonesia in May and spread to Bali last week. Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is...
If you’re planning an overseas holiday, travel insurance should be an essential. Travel insurance can help cover the cost of accidents, illnesses and delays while travelling. Types of travel insurance When you’re choosing travel insurance, think about your travel plans and what you’ll need cover for. Most travel...
Anthony Albanese says Australia will look to cooperate with China, but won’t respond to a list of demands from Beijing to rebuild the relationship between the countries. Following talks between Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, China outlined four ways ties could...
Australian engineers have developed a shape-shifting, smart textile that has the potential to help people with disabilities walk again. The material is constructed from tiny, soft artificial ‘muscle’ fibres that can turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures. The University of NSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering...
A former Indigenous poster boy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme became part of the stolen generation once his funding was withdrawn, the disability royal commission has been told. The disabled teenager, known as Joziah, had been supported to live independently near his mother in his...