Finance

The Albanese government has decided to put an end to the six-month fuel excise reduction which will see the price of petrol go up by 25 cents a litre.

Should workers be forced back into the office so they'll spend more money on CBD businesses? If so, what happens to the businesses where they're spending now?

The government will bring in early legislation for multi-employer bargaining this year, along with a range of other changes to the industrial relations system.

The only benefit from increasing migration, as is likely to happen as a result of the Jobs and Skills Summit, will flow to homeowners and property developers.

Australia's wealthiest people are taking advantage of the superannuation system's favourable tax concessions.

Australia must significantly boost its skilled migrant intake and streamline the application system if the nation plans to prioritise its tech startups, the Tech Council of Australia says.

The ACTU has outlined the $111 billion target off the idea of getting another 893,000 women into the workforce, should the participation rate reach the same as men.

Age pensioners who earn more than a minimal amount from paid work lose 50 cents out of every extra dollar they earn in reduced pension payments. It’s a powerful disincentive.

Hospitality and food businesses are hurting more than ever before and it’s largely due to a lack of employees, writes Foodbomb co-founder Josh Goulburn.

In a television appearance, Westacott and McManus shared a type of leadership and conciliation that we haven’t seen much of lately.

The trade union movement’s push to reform Australia’s enterprise bargaining system looks set to be a major issue at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit.

Forecasting the economy through to mid-2024, we put the occupations most likely to run into shortages or surpluses into four groups.