Economy
Crackle and pop! Why investment markets have bubbles
If you’ve ever seen a graph of a share market, you will know that while over the long term it tends to go up, the graph isn’t a straight…
Hundreds of ATO agents raid tax agents in Victoria over alleged phoenix activity
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has targeted a group of Victorian tax agents suspected of being involved in “tax mischief”, with 25…
There’s booming jobs numbers, but dig deeper and it’s not all rosy
By Richard Holden, UNSW
The latest labour market data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics provide an instructive lens into the probl…
Government establishes phoenix activity hotline as cost to the economy each year hits $5 billion
The federal government’s taskforce against phoenix activity in business has today revealed the cost of the illegal activity on the Austral…
Co-working spaces are part of the new economy, so town planners better get with the times
By Courtney Babb, Carey Curtis, and Sam McLeod, Curtin University
Cities are seeing a growing number of shared working, or co-working, sp…
The industries set to fly and fall in 2018-19
As Australian businesses enter the new financial year, industry analysts at IBISWorld reveal which industries are set to have a bumper 2018-…
Peter Strong: Our business associations are world class, so use them wisely
Small business associations and their members have just received a new focus and its great timing. We now have a ‘Small Business Hub’ in Can…
Today is World SME Day
Today marks the second annual World SME Day — a day designed to highlight and celebrate the significant contribution SMEs make to the glo…
Revealed: How much Australians really earn
A casual glance at the news in recent months may have left you thinking the average Australian earns almost $85,000 a year.
If that sou…
Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage by 3.5%
The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has this morning decided to increase the national minimum wage by 3.5%.
The increase will come…
