To prepare for retirement, there’s forced savings in the form of social security, such as superannuation. Other options to arrange for a secure financial future are savings in the bank, investments and insurance. These days, preparing for retirement has become more challenging because of people’s longer...
Experts will scour the first trickle of financial data for early clues on the state of Australia’s economy since tax relief kicked in. The purchasing managers’ indexes for the manufacturing and services sectors land this week, as pay packets rise on cost-of-living tax breaks. The start of...
Interest in artificial intelligence tools has soared in Australia, with internet searches for the technology rising by 20 per cent, according to Google. But the internet giant revealed searches for AI-detection tools are also up, indicating many people are yet to grow comfortable with the technology. The...
Sectors affected by the global IT outages could take weeks to get back to normal, the home affairs minister has warned. The outage, caused by major cyber security firm CrowdStrike deploying a software update, left industries ranging from banks, airlines, supermarkets, media organisations and retailers unable...
Australians could cut their power bills – and carbon emissions – one light bulb at a time as halogen lighting is switched off in homes and offices. Halogen will be phased out and new standards set for digital signage displays under tougher national standards agreed with...
Australia needs to make bigger investments in research and development projects to avoid falling behind global competition, a conference has been told. It also needed to include more First Nations experts to tap into vital, specialist knowledge. The calls came at the Collaborate Innovate conference in Brisbane...