Economy

Welcome inflation news for households struggling with mortgage payments - Newsreel

Double good news for household mortgages

Households struggling with mortgage repayments will be buoyed by two lots of good news in the past 24 hours. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released figures today
Read more 26 March 2025
The pre-election Federal Budget is aimed squarely at family hip pockets - Newsreel

Federal Budget targeted at family hip pockets

Treasurer Jim Chalmers last night delivered the 2025-26 Federal Budget, focussing on the cost of living, shoring up Medicare, dealing with the housing crisis and lifting
Read more 26 March 2025
Struggling families see little prospect of improvement - Newsreel

Few expect cost of living ‘crisis’ to improve

Australians have little faith that the current cost of living challenges will improve over the next 12 months. Research released today from Anglicare Sydney shows that
Read more 25 March 2025
Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in The Intern - Newsreel

Unretirement trend begins to slow down

The trend of older people returning to the workforce slowed in February as the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent. Australian Bureau of
Read more 20 March 2025
Debating skills and leadership success go hand in hand - Newsreel

Debating skills key to corporate leadership success

People with ambitions to climb the corporate ladder have been advised to learn debating skills. New research from MIT has found that people who train as debaters are
Read more 19 March 2025
ASIC has warned it is being impersonated by scammers.

ASIC being impersonated by scammers

Financial regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has warned that it is being impersonators by scammers. In a statement released today,
Read more 19 March 2025
Nearly one in three employees are working remotely - Newsreel

Nearly one in three employees working remotely

More than 30 percent of the workforce is working remotely, a jump from 23 percent in just five years. Executive Vice President of payroll organisation ADP International
Read more 19 March 2025
Chinese tourism numbers are returning in Queensland - Newsreel

Chinese tourism recovering but historically low

Chinese visitor numbers to Queensland are finally showing signs of recovery but remain well below pre-COVID levels. Australia Bureau of Statistics figures, released
Read more 18 March 2025
Small business have growing confidence despite tough conditions - Newsreel

Confidence growing despite tough business conditions

Queensland businesses are showing rising levels of confidence despite reporting weak profits and tough operating conditions. The Business Chamber Queensland’s Pulse
Read more 18 March 2025
Master Builders building approvals for 2024

Construction approvals hit negative territory

Building approvals have dipped in the past three months across the state, except for Central Queensland, according to Master Builders Queensland. The figures taken from
Read more 17 March 2025