Business
Why AI’s beginning doesn’t mean the end of your career
12 March
Natalie MacDonald was six weeks back from maternity leave when a group email landed at 1am saying she’d been made redundant. After seven years at global tech company LinkedIn, the 36-year-old Sydney mum’s role as a senior news editor was one of...[Read More]
Rice could be key ingredient to cutting steel emissions
11 March
Leftover rice could be the key ingredient to halving carbon emissions from iron and steel production, according to a trial led by Australian researchers. The CSIRO and Indian Institute of Science revealed the findings on Tuesday from tests in which...[Read More]
When your business is your family farm it’s important to consult a specialist insurance broker or adviser
5 March
Running a family farm, especially one passed down through generations, is more than just a business—it’s your family’s heritage, legacy, and livelihood. Protecting this invaluable asset requires expertise beyond basic insurance...[Read More]
CBA boss calls for spending cuts, bold reform in budget
5 March
The bosses of Australia’s largest companies have urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to take a bold agenda to the May budget to salvage the country’s faltering international competitiveness. Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit,...[Read More]
Unions demand an extra week of annual leave for workers
4 March
Millions of Australian workers would receive an extra week of paid leave each year if a union push to change federal employment standards succeeds. The Australian Council of Trade Unions on Wednesday launched a bid to increase the standard annual...[Read More]
Investment vehicle races off with $34b renewables push
4 March
Blessed with wind and solar resources, renewable energy companies are clamouring to take part in the bounty of NSW amid a global oil crisis. More than 15 projects worth a total of $34.4 billion in potential investment are being looked over at the...[Read More]
What is key person insurance — and why small business owners should care
26 February
Running a small business often means wearing multiple hats. But behind every successful operation, there are usually one or two people whose knowledge, relationships, or leadership are absolutely critical to the business’s success. If something...[Read More]
Asking for a pay rise: How to prepare for the conversation that matters
19 February
For many professionals, the annual performance review is both an opportunity and a source of anxiety—especially when it comes to discussing remuneration. Asking for a pay rise can feel uncomfortable, even risky. Yet when approached thoughtfully...[Read More]
Thousands of new brickies, sparkies to bolster housing
19 February
Thousands of new apprentices could help bring down the cost of construction, but land has been identified as the biggest hurdle to getting more homes built. Fresh data reveals 11,407 carpentry, plumbing and bricklayers signed up to the federal...[Read More]
Reserve Bank boss calls on businesses to invest smarter
12 February
The Reserve Bank governor has called on businesses to help lift Australia’s sluggish productivity growth as she tries to bring inflation under control. Facing a string of questions about the government’s role in driving up inflation at a...[Read More]
The way to happiness and success
5 February
Happiness and success are deeply intertwined but aren’t always the result of material gains or high-status positions. Instead, a fulfilling life and career stem from aligning your values, passions, and actions in ways that promote well-being and...[Read More]
Discount loans to drive down the price of electric cars
5 February
Motorists will be offered another incentive to choose electric over petrol through a $60 million program to cut the cost of car loans. The Climate Energy Finance Corporation announced the scheme in partnership with Hyundai on Tuesday, revealing it...[Read More]
‘Milestone deal’ for 100,000 first homes target
5 February
An $800 million Commonwealth-state deal for 17,000 new homes is a milestone in the promise to provide 100,000 dwellings for first-time buyers, the federal government says. The agreement will include almost 7000 homes for first-up owners in Adelaide...[Read More]
Healthy jobs market spells rate pain for borrowers
29 January
Analysts are warning mortgage holders an interest rate rise could be just weeks away, after surprisingly strong jobs figures heightened the Reserve Bank of Australia’s concerns about inflation. Forecasters were taken off guard by the resilience of...[Read More]
Key RBA concern eases ahead of crucial inflation print
29 January
Australian firms are noticing an easing in a key business pressure, taking some steam out of calls for the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates. But while capacity utilisation cooled slightly in December, it remains above the long-run average and...[Read More]