Cashflow issues impact 80 percent of small businesses
Nearly 80 percent of Australian small businesses reported cash flow problems over the past 12 months.
A new Commbank survey also found that more than a quarter of small
Read more20 January 2025Economy
Brisbane makes debut on world’s 50 best cities list
Brisbane has cracked the list of the 50 best cities of the world, according to Time Out.
In spruiking the River City coming in 37th, the Brisbane Economic Development
Read more17 January 2025
Unemployment rate rises to 4 percent
Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in December, despite the number of employed people growing by more than the monthly average for 2024.
The latest
Read more16 January 2025
Five ways to save thousands of dollars in 2025
Consumer advocacy group Choice has revealed the most effective ways Australians can save money as they embark on a new year.
Choice Editorial Director Mark Serrels said
Read more16 January 2025
Gen Beta makes its debut in 2025. Five trends to watch
2025 represents the first time in history seven generations (eight, if you count centenarians) will be alive at the same time, with Gen Beta joining the party.
Babies
Read more16 January 2025
More Aussies growing savings through spending cuts
Half of all Australians cut back on dining out and trips to the cinema over the last quarter to counter cost-of-living pressures, but more people are now opting to bank
Read more15 January 2025
Aussie dollar hits five-year low, but don’t panic
By John Hawkins
You may have seen stories the Australian dollar has “plummeted”. Sounds bad. But what does it mean and should you be worried?
The most-commonly
Read more14 January 2025
RIC review keeps farm business loan rate at 5.18%
Australian farmers have another six months of certainty in servicing loans with the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) leaving its concessional farm business loan
Read more14 January 2025
Billions to upgrade entire NBN to FTTN by 2030
An extra $3.8 billion will be invested in the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ensure the entire network is fibre-to-the-node (FTTN).
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read more14 January 2025
$2.7 billion price tag on back-to-school purchases
Back-to-school spending is tipped to inject around $2.7 billion into the Australian retail economy.
New research by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) found the
Read more13 January 2025