Victorian homebuilder Waterford Homes the latest constructor to call in the liquidators
The Geelong-based company is the latest construction firm to struggle as material costs and fixed-price contacts dig into the sector.
Atlassian is 20 years old and unprofitable — the market has its valuation all wrong, says Adam Schwab
Atlassian has somehow become the Benjamin Button of the tech sector — profitable as a startup and loss making as it has matured.
The problem with insurers using social media and AI to determine premium costs
Insurers may already be using artificial intelligence to make judgments — perhaps erroneously — about customers. And there's no way to know.
Talk of a US recession has Australians worried. Can we avoid it?
With a 44% chance of the US entering recession, what do we need to know about Australia's chances of going the same way?
Peter Strong; Industry super fund greed has cost members $50 billion in retirement savings
Those who claim to represent workers did the opposite, and their members have lost billions because of their greed, says Peter Strong.
SMEs bear the brunt of staff shortages, according to ABS
Staffing difficulties are largely because of a lack of job applicants and applicants not having the required skills, new data from the ABS says.
While not the ‘Great Resignation’, there’s been an uptick in Australians switching jobs
The annual February mobility survey published by the ABS in May shows an uptick in the proportion of workers switching jobs, from a record low of 7.5% to 9.5%.
Queensland budget: Payroll tax deduction for SMEs and mental health levy for big business
SMEs are set to benefit from a deduction in payroll taxes in the Queensland budget, while big businesses will pay a mental health levy.
NSW budget makes bid to bring women to the centre of the state’s economic life
For the first time, a major Australian government has placed women’s economic role front and centre in its fiscal and economic strategy.
NSW budget capitalises on recovering economy and GST to spend big
Inflated by GST revenues and mining royalties, the NSW government is able to spend while keeping its fiscal credentials intact.
The RBA was slow to cut interest rates pre-COVID, and it may have cost 270,000 jobs
Research found that between 2016 and 2019 the RBA dramatically under-performed in achieving its two key goals of full employment and price stability.
ACCC investigating energy market profits and potential market manipulation as SMEs bear weight of high prices
Australia's consumer watchdog says it is prepared to take action against energy market participants "distorting or manipulating" prices, as households and small businesses feel the brunt of extreme cost increases.