Solid spending data lights up Xmas expectations
Australian retailers are looking forward to a positive Christmas season with retail spending figures solid over the past year.
Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO
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Free sports equipment tool trialled in Redlands
A free, on-demand, sports equipment vending machine is being trialled in two council parks in south-east Queensland.
Redland City Council Major Jos Mitchell said Council
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CHOICE give CBA unwanted award over fees drama
The Commonwealth Bank has earned some unwanted recognition becoming the most awarded company in CHOICE’s Shonky Awards.
Ashley de Silva, CEO of the consumer group,
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GenAi an opportunity for digital inclusion
Australians who speak a language other than English at home are embracing Generative AI tools, according to a new study.
Distinguished Professor Julian Thomas, from RMIT
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Global migration numbers drop for first time in three years
Permanent migration to the world’s developed countries fell by 4 percent in 2024, though total numbers remain well above pre-COVID levels.
A new OECD report found last
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McR leadership reflects on upcoming 100-year milestone
McCullough Robertson Lawyers will use its centenary in 2026 to honour the thousands of clients and people who have trusted and supported them over so many years.
Joint
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RBA holds interest rates at 3.6 percent
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held rates steady at 3.6 percent following its Melbourne Cup day meeting.
The RBA statement on its decision said:
Inflation has
Read more4 November 2025
Fast fashion fail impacts Pacific neighbours
A Queensland-made documentary is shining a light on the impact of fast fashion on Pacific island nations.
To be launched this week, the new documentary made by
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Day-time window of free electricity under new offer
Australians will have access to free solar power, regardless of whether they have solar panels on their roof, under a new retail energy offer.
Federal Climate Change and
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Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion
By Leonora Risse
All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an
Read more4 November 2025