Business

Woman on e-scooter. | Newsreel

Why are we overlooking personal e-scooters?

By Ferdinand Balfoort and Stephen Greaves Recent decisions by the Melbourne City and Sunshine Coast councils to end contracts with operators of shared e-scooters have
Read more 16 September 2024
Brisbane international terminal makeover

Explore Brisbane Airport’s new international terminal

Brisbane Airport’s International Terminal will be overhauled as part of a multi-billion-dollar transformation of the precinct. An almost four-minute video (watch
Read more 16 September 2024
Woman looking at hacked computer. | Newsreel

More than 520 reported data breaches in six months

Data breaches in Australia are their highest level in more than three years and jumped almost 10 percent in the first six months of this year. New statistics from the
Read more 16 September 2024
The finance industry has started to crack down on overwork - Newsreel

Crackdown on ‘crazy’ work hours

The finance industry has begun to take action to limit the working hours of its employees following growing concerns about health risks from overwork. The Wall Street
Read more 16 September 2024
Mine in Australia. | Newsreel

$131b mining and energy pipeline drives jobs boost

More than 100 new mining and energy projects will start production over the next five years, triggering almost 27,000 jobs across the country. A new report from the
Read more 16 September 2024
Woman worried about data breach. | Newsreel

New Federal laws clamp down on doxxing

New Federal laws will outlaw the malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing. Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said new legislation, introduced into
Read more 13 September 2024
Elderly couple outside home. | Newsreel

Housing supply focus ignores allocation opportunity

Australian housing policies need to address allocation, not just supply, to overcome the current crisis. Speaking at an industry forum, ANZ Chief Economist Richard
Read more 13 September 2024
Virtual reality bus tour. | Newsreel

Virtual climate change impact reality check

A bus tour in the United States is mixing reality with the virtual world to highlight the impacts of climate change. Passengers on a sightseeing tour in New York
Read more 12 September 2024
Scientist testing in lab. | Newsreel

Genetic testing rule change in insurance underwriting

Life insurance companies will no longer be able refer to adverse predictive genetic test results in their policy decisions. Federal Financial Services Minister Stephen
Read more 12 September 2024
Construction business owner. | Newsreel

Queensland business not confident of Olympic boom

Less than 20 percent of Queensland businesses believe they will benefit from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Business Chamber Queensland today released
Read more 12 September 2024