Beef industry benefits from US destocking
Destocking in the United States, drought in South America and a declining Chinese economy are impacting Australia’s beef industry.
The latest Global Beef Market update
Read more23 July 2024Economy
Food waste takes billions off the table
Australians throw away more than $36 billion worth of food each year, with 70 percent of it still edible.
The issue of food wastage is being highlighted as a two-day
Read more23 July 2024
Racing returns $2.4 billion to state economy
The racing industry has doubled its contribution to the Queensland economy in the past eight years, tipping in $2.4 billion last year.
Racing Queensland released its
Read more23 July 2024
Net zero to drive some positive job trends
The global movement towards net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 is likely to have a relatively positive impact on employment, a new OECD assessment concludes.
The 2024
Read more23 July 2024
$17 billion upside to housing upgrades
Energy efficient upgrades to low-income housing has the potential to grow Australia’s economy by $17 billion.
An Australian Council of Social Service
Read more22 July 2024
Unemployment rate remains over 4 percent
Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in June.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the seasonally adjusted rate rose by less than 0.1
Read more18 July 2024
Queenslanders lift online spend by 5 percent
Queenslanders love to shop online, with new data showing e-commerce grew more here than any other mainland state last quarter.
The latest Australia Post report on the
Read more18 July 2024
Young people disengaging from live music
A decline in young people engaging with live music is among a plethora of challenges facing an industry that has also been hit with rising costs and ballooning insurance
Read more17 July 2024
Bleak forecast for hospitality businesses
Almost 10 percent of Australian hospitality businesses are predicted to fail over the next year, based on the latest credit data.
CreditorWatch’s June Business Risk
Read more17 July 2024
First-time motherhood pushes into 30s
The age of first-time mothers in Australia is now over 30 and less than 10 percent of Aussies live in rural areas, according to new data.
The Australian Bureau of
Read more17 July 2024