CSIRO: Every $1 invested in R&D creates $3.50 in benefits for Australia
The CSIRO used a new economic approach to quantify the return on investment in overall research and development spending for Australia.
How we can see where Australia’s job market actually is
It looks as if the job market is, in fact, turning in favour of employees and job-seekers. But securing wages growth after years of stagnation might actually be the easy part.
Trade apprenticeships hit all-time high, but Aussie businesses still face a growing skills gap
Aussie businesses are still facing a growing tech talent gap, with small businesses and startups struggling to find skilled staff.
The Great Reassessment: Morrison promises 280,000 new jobs, but Aussies’ work priorities are shifting
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is promising hundreds of thousands of new jobs in the lead-up to Christmas. But as the so-called Great Resignation looms and businesses struggle to find the staff they desperately need, employers can't go back to a pre-COVID 'normal'.
Microsoft’s Annie Parker to head up Sydney’s Tech Central precinct
Parker will be bringing her passion for diversity and inclusion into her new role, building a tech hub that celebrates diversity, culture and creativity as much as innovation.
RBA governor stifles Scomo’s interest rate scare campaign
Philip Lowe’s speech on inflation yesterday was drafted well ahead of Scott Morrison’s comments about how the Coalition would keep interest rates lower than Labor.
The easy, tax-free way Australia can cut the cost of electric vehicles
Introducing international-grade emissions standards would not require a tax and would not require a tax concession. It would merely require regulations of the kind in place elsewhere.
New minimum wage for horticulture workers marks a new phase for the industry
The horticulture industry is getting a new $25 per hour minimum wage thanks to a decision by the Fair Work Commission.
The pandemic helped create an ‘everything bubble’, and it’s going to burst
Regardless of your view on the global pandemic response, the direct effect has been to create the greatest asset bubble the world has ever seen.
Revealed: The top industries most at risk of insolvency
Small businesses are recovering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis but some industries are lagging well behind others.
Morrison’s new $500 million fund for low-emissions tech to enable investment in CCS
Scott Morrison has pledged $500 million towards a new $1 billion fund to promote investment in Australian companies to develop low-emissions technologies.
Business collapses down 40% on pre-pandemic levels: Have we dodged the insolvency cliff?
Small business collapses are down compared to pre-pandemic, casting doubt over whether changes to COVID-19 business support will lead to a dramatic insolvency cliff.
