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More Australian employers are keen to employ Indigenous workers, but a large-scale analysis of job adverts shows a mismatch between demand for and supply of Indigenous talent.
Far from finding an ‘ageing time bomb’, the report paints a picture of a society in which the ratio of working Australians to dependents is little changed, with climate change the only big concern.
Central America is a long way from Australia but a drought in the region is having an impact on the availability and price of some products.
Justifying purchases can make parting with money easier but a viral TikTok trend could leave girls spending more than they have.
They won’t make you rich but there are simple steps to take to ease the pressure on your finances when you are earning less money than you owe.
The latest Intergenerational Report shows Australia less old than it was going to be, but poorer. And eventually needing to pay more tax.
We hear a lot about the negative impact of rate rises on mortgage repayments while little is made of the benefits of high interest rates.
The financial impacts of an ageing Australia aren’t particularly worrisome, but we’ve been worrying for decades.
We are easy prey for drip pricing, the practice of incrementally disclosing unavoidable additional fees, squeezing our wallets and feeling unfair.
Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
If you earn less than $60,000, you may be eligible for free tax help. But there is more we could do to help everyone – including struggling sole traders or small businesses – get the advice they need.
While the pandemic and Ukraine war are key contributors to the cost of living crisis, climate change has also had a role to play.
Australia’s past reports have been largely ignored big issues like housing and climate change. Ahead of the latest report’s release, here’s what we’re still missing – including giving you a say.
Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
From diseases to climate change, we need new solutions more than ever – yet patents may be slowing us down. For example, there is growing evidence new drug development speeds up once patents expire.
With average insurance premiums up 28% in the past year, there’s growing pressure on the insurance industry to rethink its opposition to a government-owned and run disaster reinsurance pool.
Grattan Institute calculations suggest that the 200,000 homes the state and territory leaders have agreed to build over five years will result in billions in savings for renters.
With an inflation rate peaking at just 4.4%, Japan seems to be getting something right about managing economic pressures. How does it do this, and should New Zealand revisit its own strategies?
Many business school graduates feel a gulf between on-the-job experience and study. This means they lack the skills to navigate ethical and other challenges in the workplace.
Australia could benefit from revisiting a plan to match maternity leave pay rates with prior earnings as occurs in Switzerland.
Some have estimated a holiday for a Matildas win would cost Australia’s economy $2 billion. But new international research suggests the true cost could be much lower – and here’s why.
The Treasury and RBA believe Australia’s sustainable rate of unemployment is above 4%, but Australia’s leading economists think 3.75% is possible long-term, and have ideas about how to achieve it.
If an organisation mandates their workers return to the workplace – whether exclusively or in part – it needs to provide clear guidelines.
In dealing with both a digital platform and a private owner, your legal rights as an Airbnb renter can be unclear.