Universities have warned the national economy could be billions of dollars worse off if the rate of tertiary degrees remains stagnant. New modelling shows a cost to the economy of $7 billion by 2026 if university attainment levels don’t rise. Universities Australia chair David Lloyd told the...
Almost half of all IT policymakers are considering bans on smartphone apps in the workplace, including restrictions on social media platform TikTok, in a bid to protect sensitive business data, a study has found. And many of those bans could extend to employees’ privately owned phones,...
More women are hiring electric scooters to zip around Australian cities, with research showing female riders are closing the gender gap on their male counterparts. But the ways to appeal to female e-scooters riders appear to be different to male riders, as women prioritise safety features...
As many as 250,000 Australian workers could unlock significant electric vehicle discounts after a change to small business software that will automate car leases. The change, from accounting platform MYOB, could help more than 100,000 businesses offer cheaper electric vehicles to an estimated 250,000 employees, with...
Australian businesses are still in pretty good shape even as consumers rein in their spending and remain fretful about their personal finances and the waning economy. Business conditions as tracked by the National Australian Bank each month dropped off a little in July but are still...
Geopolitics is taking centre stage at an annual mining bash in outback Australia, as companies join team United States or stick with China in the clean energy race. Gareth Manderson, CEO of Core Lithium, said on Tuesday he was aware there were “aspirations” to ramp up...