Posts tagged "cost of living"

Content about the sorry state of renting in Australia is incredibly popular on the social media platform TikTok.

The key lies in levelling with your employees, working with and supporting them, so you reduce the risk of a mass exodus when you come out the other side.

The full scope of the expectation-defying document will come into focus in the days to come, but here are the key policies and updates for SMEs delivered by the Albanese government’s first ‘full’ budget.

Dinnerly says the decision is part of its mission to help Australian families better manage their weekly food costs, tackle cost-of-living pressures and reassure consumer confidence.

Nintendo Japan just posted disappointing financial results. But instead of cutting employees, it is offering raises. Here's why.

The latest 0.25 percentage point rise adds $90 a month to a $600,000 variable mortgage.

Jim Chalmers has outlined Labor's economic agenda for the new year, which will focus on providing cost-of-living relief — so long as it doesn’t add to inflation.

The pandemic, economic uncertainty and some interesting trends among employees promise to make the jobs market a tricky one in 2023.

Even as the full effects of 2022's rate rises are yet to be felt, it looks like we're heading towards even more in 2023.

Australia is in the grips of the fastest increase to inflation rates in a generation. Weather conditions, supply chain disruptions, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and international pressures are raising the cost of groceries, fuel and accommodation, while wages remain stubbornly stagnant.

Data from Xero also revealed that 28% of small businesses are similarly concerned they will miss their targets due to the cost of new supplies and equipment. 

Australian consumer confidence has fallen to levels not seen since the dawn of COVID-19 lockdowns and the depths of Global Financial Crisis despair, Westpac says.