Loosening jobs market curbs impact of minimum wage lift
An easing of Australia’s labour shortage has kept downward pressure on wages and prevented a blow-out from the minimum wage increase.
The CommBank Wage and Labour
Read more10 September 2026
Australians losing appetite for dining out
Sixty percent of Australians are dining out less than they were a year ago, according to new research.
Around half of all Australians are also spending less, figures
Read more10 September 2026
Enoggera Reservoir among new fishing permit dams
Three new dams have been added to Queensland’s recreational fishing permit scheme.
Enoggera Reservoir, Paradise Dam, and Mount Morgan No. 7 Dam will become part of the
Read more10 September 2026
AI traffic system being piloted at Brisbane intersections
A traffic control system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) will be piloted at 37 intersections in Brisbane.
The system is designed to reduce average travel times
Read more10 September 2026
Blanche d’Alpuget found her place in history
By Chris Wallace
Writer Blanche d’Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political
Read more10 September 2026
Debate rages over health rebate plan for over-65s
By Yuting Zhang
The controversy surrounding the Federal Government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues.
Not everyone
Read more10 September 2026
Keating’s global harmonisation vision emerges from past
By Frank Bongiorno
There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades
Read more9 September 2026
Theatre struggles for profits despite audience growth
By Linda Lorenza and Robert Vanderburg
Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question:
Read more9 September 2026
Draft digital duty of care laws to address online harm
By Lisa Given
The Federal Government has introduced draft digital duty of care legislation, designed to protect Australians from online harms.
The legislation was first
Read more9 September 2026
Nuggets of investor wisdom at #CapTech2026
Investors are being urged to look beyond major mining companies for Australia’s next big opportunity.
Investors seeking exposure to Australia’s long-term resources
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