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...
Regional employment will be on the agenda when groups meet for talks ahead of the government’s jobs and skills summit. Regional Affairs Minister Catherine King will meet virtually with industries, unions and peak bodies on Tuesday for the first of four roundtable discussions taking place before...
Online “influencers” and new social media platforms will come under the Australian competition regulator’s scrutiny. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is examining the state of competition for social media services across the country, along with how businesses advertise on platforms. The latest iteration of its five-year...
Consumer confidence has hit its highest level since late June, leaping 4.9 per cent in the past week. The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan survey released on Tuesday found all of its confidence sub-indices improving except “time to buy a major household item”, which was down 0.5 per...
As more than 20 Australian nurses marched into the sea at Bangka Island with machine guns aimed at their backs, matron Irene Drummond stoically told her colleagues she was proud of and loved them all. Seconds later all but one of the cohort were dead, murdered...
The local share market has risen for a third straight day, hitting a fresh 10-week high despite losses by CSL and Commonwealth Bank trading ex-dividend. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished up 22.3 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 7127.7, while the broader All Ordinaries...