Job vacancies jump by more than 4 percent
Job vacancies in Australia have risen for the first time in more than two years.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today, shows there were 344,000 job
Read more8 January 2025Retail
Business advice to avoid criminal underpayment risk
The Fair Work Ombudsman has assured business owners only intentional underpayment of staff will be pursued under new criminal laws, which came into effect on January
Read more7 January 2025
Netflix and click a risky shopping combination
Distracted shoppers are driving risky online purchasing practices, which are up almost 10 percent in a year.
Research from payment platform PayPal found in an attempt to
Read more1 January 2025
Mobile wallet debit card update needed
Some Australians who have attached debit cards to their mobile wallets will need to update them before January 1 to ensure they continue working.
Australian Banking
Read more1 January 2025
Cost of online shopping scams close to $4m
With Australians already almost $4 million out of pocket in 2024 because of online shopping scams, bargain hunters are being warned to be vigilant during end-of-year
Read more27 December 2024
Rodwell inaugural CEO of new Australian Retail Council
A former Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner will be the inaugural CEO of the Australian Retail Council (ARC).
Chris Rodwell will step into the Sydney-based
Read more24 December 2024
Australians investing in Christmas cheer
Despite the cost-of-living crunch, new data has revealed Australians plan to spend more this Christmas than in 2023.
Australian Retailers Association Chief Industry
Read more23 December 2024
Pre-Christmas hit to Queensland business profitability
Queensland business profits have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic.
The latest Business Chamber Queensland Pulse survey data showed profitability
Read more14 December 2024
Christmas warning on festive fraud frenzy
Consumers have been warned to be alert to scams over Christmas as a festive fraud frenzy grips the marketplace.
The NGM Group, which operates the Greater Bank and
Read more12 December 2024
500 million mobile wallet payments in one month
Australians made payments worth more than $20 billion through mobile wallets in October.
Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh said the latest Reserve Bank of
Read more10 December 2024