Signs the labour market is easing will alleviate Reserve Bank concerns about inflation with Australia’s jobless rate tipped to remain at historic lows. Economists predict labour force figures for May – to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday – will show the...
Poor productivity and economic growth are dulling Australia’s competitive edge and sending it sliding down an international economic leaderboard. Australia fell five spots to 18th place in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook report, released by the Swiss-based Institute for Management Development on Tuesday. The disappointing result reiterates...
Tariffs and global conflict have knocked Australians’ optimism in the economy and trust in the US to 20-year lows, a long-running poll by an independent think tank shows. Since it began in 2005, the Lowy Institute Poll of Australians’ attitudes to the world has never been...
The corporate regulator has revealed the next steps in its push to fix systemic failings in the superannuation sector’s handling of death benefit payments. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will examine how super trustees address complaints data after it found excessive delays in death benefit...
Electricity customers can expect a tighter safety net to protect them from unfair price hikes under changes flagged by the federal government. In his first post-election address, Energy Minister Chris Bowen has promised tweaks to so-called Default Market Offer rules in a bid to force energy...
Artificial intelligence is becoming a must-have feature in modern smartphones but what the technology does differs from brand to brand. Apple announced several upcoming AI software features at its Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino this week, although some are similar to offerings from its competitors. Here are...
A state has sensationally backflipped on its opposition to laws that crack down on crooks posting and boasting about their crimes. Victoria has become the last Australian state or territory to move on “post and boast” laws, making it a specific offence to brag about crimes...
Going out for dinner is often all about the food or the vibe. But for the one in five Australians with a disability, choosing a restaurant involves much more. A new web app, developed at the University of Melbourne, aims to change that. Freya Elliott, who uses...
Australia risks stalling efforts to cut transport emissions if it does not reintroduce tax breaks and incentives for the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles. The Australian Finance Industry Association issued the warning on Monday with its EV and hybrid car report, which revealed Australians financed...
Telling a questionable joke at a pub will not land people before an anti-discrimination complaints hearing under a territory’s proposed new laws. Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has defended the Northern Territory government’s planned anti-discrimination laws to be introduced to parliament in July. At an estimates hearing on Monday,...