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Retail Trade: A journey through 75 years of retail statistics

By the Australian Bureau of Statistics Today marks the end of the Retail Trade publication with the ABS publishing its 771st and final monthly retail trade

Expert views on including YouTube in social media ban

The Federal Government has confirmed video-sharing platform YouTube will be included in the upcoming social media ban for children aged 16 and under. In recent days, the

Privacy focus heats up as new weapons unleashed

By McCullough Robertson Lawyers Australia’s federal privacy regulator has a new enforcement toolkit and a clear-eyed vision about how to deploy it in a strategic and

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What’s in store for the global economy for the rest of 2025

By Drew Klease Through the daily news cycle and the headlines streaming out of Washington, it can be easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. With the first half of the

Epstein list has Teflon Trump under pressure

By Emma Shortis Conspiracy theories are funny things. The most enduring ones usually take hold for two reasons: first, because there’s some grain of truth to them, and

Will stripping childcare centre funding keep children safe?

By Erin Harper Childcare centres will lose their eligibility for fee subsidies if they don’t meet safety standards, according to a new bill introduced to Federal

Ghosted by a friend? How to handle the hurt

By Megan Willis When we talk about “ghosting”, we usually think it relates to dating. But what happens when you’ve been ghosted by someone you’ve known for years

80 days after election, Parliament’s ready to sit

By Jill Sheppard and Patrick Leslie Despite many pre-election predictions, the 48th Australian parliament looks quite similar to the 47th. The Labor Party has greater

Do women need more sleep than men?

By Amelia Scott If you spend any time in the wellness corners of TikTok or Instagram, you’ll see claims women need one to two hours more sleep than men. But what does

Can I catch a cold from my dog or cat?

By Eliza Keck Sniffle season has officially arrived. The tissues are out, the tea is brewing, and everywhere you go, someone is sneezing or coughing. As you’re

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