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Cash is still important to many Australians as a store of wealth and an alternative means of payment.
How exactly does our central bank control the cost of borrowing in the first place?
The doubling in the price of cocoa would have pushed up the price of cocoa in a typical snack bar by just six cents.
Businesses are increasingly promoting themselves as AI-savvy to attract investment. But as two large US firms discovered, it doesn’t pay to make claims that can’t be backed up.
Far from being “rampant” inflation was tame in the first two months of this year. We know this because of big changes in the way the bureau prepares its data.
Rising costs and the change in the nature of work has led to more people holding more than one job.
The Commerce Commission says New Zealand’s banking sector is uncompetitive. But in the rush to fix the problem, regulators need to ensure they don’t introduce risk and instability into the system.
US courts have had the power to break up badly behaving corporations for more than a century. There’s a bill before the Australian Senate that would give our courts the same power.
Business cards might feel like a relic of a bygone era, but for people wanting to be remembered, they’ve a long way to go yet.
Cafe owners have tried to keep prices low but are being squeezed out by tight margins.
The Department of Justice will have to prove that Apple’s ‘closed’ platforms have hurt rather than helped its customers.
The just-settled lawsuit accused Uber of knowing that its drivers were breaking the law, paying their fines and “greyballing” investigators.
The Body Shop once led the world as a sustainable retailer but lost dominance when it failed to respond to growing competition and its customers changing needs.
The new retail giant will control more than 26% of the Australian pharmacy market.
Most of the indirect care workforce will only see a pay rise between 3% and 7%.
Much of the $4 billion to be spent over ten years will go into maintenance and the preparation of blocks. It will also build Indigenous employment and Indigenous skills.
Businesses with more than 500 employees will need to meet targets against at least three gender equality indicators.
The 5th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard reveals that some retailers are lagging when it comes to selling sustainable products.
Put to the test in 1970, Australia’s radio industry abandoned the record labels that wanted them to pay more. The labels backed down.
For the Commonwealth, the best measure is rent assistance. For the states, it’s a mix of two-thirds first homebuyer grants and one-third stamp duty discounts.
Pregnant women and working parents are often excluded from training and other opportunities despite extensive workplace and anti-discrimination laws.
New estimates suggest that if just one state, New South Wales, scrapped its stamp duty, an extra 100,000 Australians would move homes each year.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants Australia to go “toe to toe” with the US in supporting green energy. Leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society are unimpressed.
Despite growing wariness of supermarkets, Australians have an enduring trust for retail brands that sets us apart from other countries.