Economy

Unpaid migrant workers struggling to recover wages - Newsreel

Migrant workers failing to recover unpaid wages

Migrant workers are struggling to recover unpaid wages due to court process complexity and lack of affordable legal support. The Migrant Justice Institute (MJI) said,
Read more 20 June 2024
Young workers struggle to fit in - Newsreel

Younger workers are struggling to fit in

Younger employers are having difficulty fitting in at work as employment stretches across more generational groups. A study by the American Psychological Association
Read more 20 June 2024
From left, Sunshine Coast Airport CEO Chris Mills, Queensland State Development Minister Grace Grace, Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli

Coast expansion project takes flight

The expansion of the Sunshine Coast Aerospace Precinct has begun, paving the way for a new $18.6m LifeFlight Australia hanger. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said
Read more 20 June 2024
Woman worried about a bill. | Newsreel

‘Sexually transmitted tax debt’ warning

An Australian Tax Office push to recoup business debts could lead to domestic violence victims being unjustly pursued. Academics from UNSW Sydney Business School and the
Read more 20 June 2024
40,000 work years lost each year to workplace illness - Newsreel

40,000 work years lost to illness each year

Australia is losing more than 40,000 “work years” each year as a result of work-related injury, disease and mental health conditions. A new “Working Years Lost”
Read more 19 June 2024
Aerial photo of urban sprawl. | Newsreel

Land use policies crippling housing affordability

A global obsession with limiting urban sprawl has played a major role in the collapse of housing affordability, which sees Australia’s five major mainland capital
Read more 19 June 2024
Migrant workers. | Newsreel

Billions of untapped potential in migrant workers

Queensland’s skills shortage would be eased and the economy boosted by almost $2 billion if existing migrant workers were employed based on their qualifications, a new
Read more 19 June 2024
The dominance of the US dollar in foreign exchange reserves continues to fall - Newsreel

US dollar dominance continues to wane

The dominance of the United States dollar in foreign currency reserves is continuing to wane while the Australian dollar emerges as a dark horse. An International
Read more 17 June 2024
Bonza Airlines plane

Coast faces $100m hit from Bonza loss

The Sunshine Coast region faces an economic hit of more than $100 million due to the loss of Bonza Airlines. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli has written to
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Person picking an avocado. | Newsreel

ABS crowns Bundy the avocado capital

The ABS has released its first series of agricultural statistics using new methodology, which show the Central Queensland town of Bundaberg is the avocado and macadamia
Read more 15 June 2024