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Australia is increasingly a services-led economy. The health sector is not only a big employer, but health care is an important factor in worker productivity.
Good financial decision making is about more than avoiding debt or having a budget, it’s about critically analysing your options.
It’s not just individuals who pay for low financial literacy. It also increases financial risks and holds back the economy.
Complaints about the NBN are growing quickly, but there’s limited options for recourse under Australian consumer law.
A new report suggests the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia should income a “representative of the poor”. This is a proposal worthy of consideration.
Debt agreements have become the fastest form of personal insolvency in Australia. But in many cases, there are better options available to manage debt.
The economic models we used in the past haven’t adjusted for the realities of today, like diminished union power and underemployment.
The NSW government is set to mandate a 3 year minimum expiry period for gift cards, but it isn’t clear that this will solve the problem of unredeemed cards.
There are good reasons why business has not been as successful as sports teams at implementing algorithmic decision-making.
With more Australian workers joining the gig economy, questions about how these workers will fare in their retirement are becoming more pressing.
While the government hopes its new regulation will rein in the banks, it’s unlikely to do so.
Craft beer is exploding in popularity, but it’s big corporations that are taking the bulk of the market.
Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
On balance, computers may make better judges of risk than people.
While previous auto plant closures have seen many workers become long term unemployed, but firms, unions and the government have worked hard to retrain and transition workers.
The parliamentary budget office expects Australians to be paying significantly higher average tax rates in 2020/21, but their assumptions bear no relation to reality.
This is how marketers are taking advantage of customer data to build predictive algorithms, and even tailor their products and offerings.
The Productivity Commission has recommended reform to the relationship between the federal and state governments. Here are three areas that demand it.
Fully half of Westpac’s loan book consists of interest-only loans, so why are the banks not more concerned about what could happen next?
While the current superannuation legislation before the federal parliament doesn’t do far enough, it’s a step in the right direction toward much needed democratisation of the sector.
Australia has the highest poverty rate in the OECD for people with a disability. The barriers to, and discrimination in, the workplace are part of the reason.
Amazon has a reputation for avoiding tax overseas, and early indicators are that this trend will continue in Australia
Do you know where your beer was brewed?
Many “imported beers” are actually made locally. Should we have clearer labelling for the origins of beer?
A Senate committee has made the right decision by rejecting the Fair Work Commissions recommendations to slash penalty rates - here’s why.