Treasurer Jim Chalmers has downplayed expectations of cost of living relief in next week’s federal budget, warning some measures could push inflation even higher. Dr Chalmers noted the cost of living could surge due to devastating floods in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania pushing up the price...
Employees should have the right to “disconnect” from work and not be contacted by bosses after knock-off time, a parliamentary committee recommends. The Senate committee on work and care released its interim report on Tuesday, which included eight “urgent” recommendations for improving the balance between those...
The four-year market value of chatbots is expected to reach more than $162 billion but users are still frustrated by online assistants. Queensland researchers surveyed 145 participants and found that when informed a human interaction option was available late in the service, aggression increased. The Queensland University...
All lenders, lessors and finance brokers must be licensed by ASIC or be a representative of someone who is licensed. Search ASIC Connect’s Professional Registers to check your credit provider is licensed before you deal with them. Some businesses that are exempt from licensing, such as retail stores...
Worker shortages have topped the list of concerns eroding the confidence of Australian business leaders. Inflation and rising interest rates also contributed to the dip in director confidence as measured by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Director sentiment dropped to its lowest point in two years...
Australia can meet its emissions reduction target and ease its biodiversity crisis if it decides to end logging in native forests, a leading climate scientist says. Professor Brendan Mackey, who has co-authored reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says a solution to two of...