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Apartment developments mask drop in housing approvals

Housing approvals have come off the boil, with a surge in apartment development approvals propping up the October numbers. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics

Blitz on Gatton farms targets shadow economy

Federal Government officers have raided farms in Gatton, west of Brisbane, following reports of worker exploitation. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant

Energy use climbing again following pandemic lull

Australia’s net energy use has increased for the first time since before the pandemic. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show 2022-23

Australia’s superannuation nest egg tops $4 trillion

Australians now have more than $4 trillion squirreled away in superannuation funds. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Quarterly Superannuation

Cheap electricity keeps annual inflation rate stable

Annual inflation remained steady at 2.1 percent in October, supported by a continued fall in electricity prices. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) head of prices

On Country training boosts remote workforce

A training program in the Northern Territory is creating a skilled local workforce to counter the tyranny of distance in Australia’s Top End. The program, run by

Social impact important for female business owners

Many women are driven by social impact and work flexibility when they start up their own small businesses. A new Westpac study has also found that 91 percent of female

Tax incentives for hydrogen and critical minerals production

Legislation to provide tax incentives to the hydrogen and critical minerals industries will be introduced into Federal Parliament today. Federal Resources Minister

Future focus on housing, energy and infrastructure

The Federal Government has shifted the investment focus of the nation’s multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said a new Investment

Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact

Scientists are urging governments to ditch GDP as an indicator of policy success and adopt a more wholistic measure of the health of an economy. A research paper out of

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