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
Read more25 November 2024Economy
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
Read more25 November 2024
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
Read more22 November 2024
Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact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
Read more20 November 2024
Aussie start-ups optimistic about 2025
A large majority of Australian start-ups are confident about their prospects in 2025, despite a challenging fundraising climate.
A new survey from Angel Investment
Read more20 November 2024
Nation’s monthly wages bill tops $100b
Australia’s monthly wages bill has topped $100 billion for the first time.
New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show total wages and
Read more20 November 2024
A cybercrime reported every six minutes in Australia
Australians reported cybercrimes at a rate of one every six minutes over the past year.
The annual Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Cyber Threat Report has shown
Read more20 November 2024
Health staff shortages spark global skills competition
A doctor and nurse shortage is placing extra pressure on global health systems at a time when aging populations are increasing demand for services.
The OECD 2024 Health
Read more20 November 2024
Skills-based qualifications to drive future jobs growth
Nearly all the jobs that will drive employment growth in Australia over the next decade will need more than a high school qualification.
The 2024 Jobs and Skills Report
Read more19 November 2024
Cost pressures prevent disadvantaged filling prescriptions
More than 10 percent of Australia’s most vulnerable people have gone without prescribed medication, due to cost, in the past 12 months, according to the latest
Read more19 November 2024