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State business confidence dives to historic lows

Business confidence in Queensland is now worse than the levels experienced during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008. Business Chamber Queensland’s March

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold for now

Australian households have received some rare good news with the Reserve Bank voting unanimously to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 percent. Despite this,

Energy businesses seeking 125 new apprentices

Ergon Energy Network and Energex have started recruitment for 125 new apprentices to start in February 2027. The jobs will be based in metropolitan, rural and remote

Australian growth falters in accelerating world

Australia was one of only five G20 countries to experience weakening economic growth in the first quarter of 2026. Figures released by the OECD last night showed that

Industry says tax changes will mean 9000 fewer homes

Proposed tax changes will result in fewer homes being built at a time when Australia desperately needs more, a peak property group said today. The Property Council, in

‘Staggering’ jump in the cost of building an apartment

Houses in Queensland are shrinking in size but costing more, and the state now has the highest costs for building new apartments on the East Coast. A Master Builders

Retirement decisions becoming harder in fragile system

Longer life expectancy, rising living costs and market instability are putting increased pressure on retirees trying to achieve sustainable income. Many are likely to

Blue collar job decline disrupts class voting habits

By David Peetz Class has always mattered, and now social democratic parties that sprung from a working class — including the Australian Labor Party – are finding out

Global economies are teetering on the brink

The world’s major economies are delicately balanced, with prospects highly dependent on the speed of resolving the Middle East conflict. The OECD’s latest Economic

Average Australians facing a ‘per capita’ recession

By Stella Huangfu Australia’s economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first three months of 2026, slowing from 0.9 percent growth at the end of 2025, according to the

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