Almost 20 cents out of every dollar spent on retail purchases in Australia last year was spent online, as Australia Post reveals the suburbs driving the surge. Of the top ten suburbs with the highest volume of online shopping, all of them are more than 20...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is looking for more clarity on the current state of inflation, having likely accelerated since its last set of forecasts in February. The central bank left the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.1 per cent at Tuesday’s monthly...
A national energy plan to create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the economy has been commissioned by the sparkies who would roll it out. More than 450,000 jobs could be created over the coming decades, according to a blueprint by independent think tank Per Capita...
Less than half of aged care workers eligible for federal government bonuses have not yet received their first payment under the scheme. A Senate estimates hearing was told on Wednesday about 265,000 aged care workers would be eligible to receive a $400 bonus, with a second...
The consumer watchdog expects motorists everywhere will be enjoying the impact of lower fuel excise on petrol prices in coming weeks. Last week’s federal budget halved fuel excise to 22 cents a litre as part of an $8.6 billion cost-of-living package. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair...