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1.2 million Aussies wanted a job last year

Long-term health conditions prevented around 700,000 Australians from finding a job in the last financial year. New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed

Solid spending data lights up Xmas expectations

Australian retailers are looking forward to a positive Christmas season with retail spending figures solid over the past year. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO

RBA holds interest rates at 3.6 percent

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held rates steady at 3.6 percent following its Melbourne Cup day meeting. The RBA statement on its decision said: Inflation has

Day-time window of free electricity under new offer

Australians will have access to free solar power, regardless of whether they have solar panels on their roof, under a new retail energy offer. Federal Climate Change and

Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion

By Leonora Risse All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an

Unit approvals lift to reverse recent trend

Housing approvals jumped in September, as the number of apartments planned was more than 50 percent above the number approved the same time last year. Australian Bureau

Hub provides employment help for people with disability

A new online hub has been launched to increase the employment opportunities for people with disability. The Centre for Inclusive Employment’s new suite of online

The form RBA will consider on Melbourne Cup day

By Stella Huangfu Inflation jumped 1.3 percent in the September quarter, above economists’ and the Reserve Bank’s own expectations. That is likely to rule out a cut

Commodity prices heading back to pre-pandemic levels

The World Bank has predicted global commodity prices are set to fall to their lowest levels in six years. World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President

Inflation soars to outside RBA target range

Rising electricity prices drove the annual inflation rate over 3 percent and outside the Reserve Bank’s target range, putting at risk any interest rate cut next

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