By the numbers: How Albanese’s wages plan would affect jobs, inflation and poverty
Anthony Albanese wants a 5.1% lift in the minimum wage — but how would that affect the economy?
The Coalition is yet to fully explain how it will create 400,000 new small businesses, a week after its major campaign pledge
Industry experts have welcomed the Morrison government's pledge to help create 400,000 new small businesses, but want more detail.
Skills shortage could be solved by getting more women into workforce, study says
Halving the workforce participation gap between men and women would unlock 500,000 full-time skilled workers with post-school qualifications, new economic analysis has found.
A 5.1% minimum wage hike would have a “huge impact” on small businesses, COSBOA says
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says his party would support a 5.1% lift to the minimum wage to keep pace with the cost of living.
Why the Stage 3 tax cut won’t benefit everyone, and work against the RBA’s measures to counter inflation
The Reserve Bank is pushing up interest rates to take money out of our hands, so why is the government scheduled to do the opposite?
As inflation surges, here are three steps to protect your small business
Nobody said business ownership was easy. New challenges will constantly pop up. Here's how to tackle the current challenge of inflation.
Basket case: Grocery inflation means Woolies and Coles are selling less for more money
People can’t avoid buying food, and it accounts for more of their budget than petrol does, so grocery inflation matters enormously.
Coalition promises $5 million ‘skills passport’, re-announces $7.8 billion trades investment pledge from March
The proposed digital skills passport would let workers display their qualifications in one place, Employment Minister Stuart Robert says.
Global inflation is likely to stick around, RBA says, as wages and business lending come to the fore
Global inflation is "high and is likely to remain so for a while", but the outlook for domestic investment and wage growth remain somewhat positive.
Household saving buffers likely to support retailers, even as inflation and interest rates crack down on record spending
Australian retail industry associations say interest rate hikes and rising inflation could flatten expenditure in the months ahead.
Election 2022: Re-elected Liberal Party would create 400,000 small businesses, Morrison says, outpacing ABS figures
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his party's existing policies, and a new investment in energy advice services, would propel SME growth.
Small business needs to know how politicians will address cost-of-living pressures, says COSBOA CEO Alexi Boyd
"What we’re not hearing enough of is what our politicians will do to manage the impact of inflation and interest rates on small business owners," writes COSBOA CEO Alexi Boyd.
