Business

Gas cooker | Newsreel

Higher energy prices drive surge in business turnover

Australian business turnover surged in July, with the biggest increase in almost three years. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of Business Statistics Robert
Read more 9 September 2025
The Good Guys shopfront. | Newsreel

Bad store credit promo stings The Good Guys

The Good Guys have been fined $13.5 million over a store credit promotion which hid short expiry dates. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina
Read more 9 September 2025
Young women siting on a bed. | Newsreel

39,000 purpose-built student beds in the pipeline

Dedicated student accommodation is set to top 144,000 beds over the next two years, with almost 39,000 beds in the current pipeline. The latest Urbis Student
Read more 9 September 2025
Person on phone. | Newsreel

“Nudify” apps impacting Aussie children facing $50m fine

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has flagged an almost $50 million penalty for a UK-based company responsible for AI-generated “nudify” services used to
Read more 9 September 2025
Trilogy Care CEO Luke Traini. | Newsreel

Price gouging warning as new home care model looms

Elderly Australians are at risk of financial exploitation when new home care rules come into force from November. Trilogy Care CEO Luke Traini said while the recent
Read more 8 September 2025
Phone in car. | Newsreel

Smart way to crowdsource real-time road conditions

Aussie engineers are using smartphones to map potholes in roads, with the goal of creating an app that builds a live map of road conditions across a city. A Monash
Read more 8 September 2025
Happy workers. | Newsreel

Great Resignation makes way for The Big Stay

By Georgina Pacor Just a few years ago, HR leaders were navigating the chaos of the “Great Resignation” – a mass exodus of talent that reshaped hiring
Read more 8 September 2025
Woman drinking coffee. | Newsreel

Sweet lure of caffeine replaces the fizz for Aussies

Fewer Australians are drinking soft drinks than a decade ago, but we’ve upped our coffee intake by almost 20 percent. New data released today by the Australian Bureau
Read more 8 September 2025
Working from home. | Newsreel

Victorians rush to have say on work from home laws

The Victorian Government’s push to enshrine in law the right for employees to work from home at least two days a week has sparked one of the largest public responses
Read more 5 September 2025
Transgrid’s Buronga substation. | Newsreel

World-leading substation online in New South Wales

One of the biggest and most sophisticated substations in the southern hemisphere has been completed in south-western New South Wales. Transgrid’s Buronga substation
Read more 5 September 2025