Strong jobs growth data deflates February rate cut hope
22 January
Australia's jobs market continues to show "remarkable" resilience with stronger than expected employment growth tempering hopes of a February rate cut. About 56,000 jobs were added to the economy in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics...[Read More]
Why the RBA should rethink key inflation assumption
22 January
The Reserve Bank of Australia believes unemployment is still too low despite inflation and wages growth falling in recent months. Yet some economists argue that proves the central bank's assumptions are wrong. Unemployment for the month of...[Read More]
A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver
22 January
Ten years after the National Broadband Network was declared "fully operational," industry experts expect the project to finally realise its original mission: high-speed internet connections for almost everyone. The accomplishment is expected in...[Read More]
Brad Pitt warns fans about scammers targeting fans
22 January
Brad Pitt has urged fans to be vigilant about catfishing after a scammer allegedly stole thousands of dollars pretending to be him. The actor has responded after a 53-year-old woman who identified herself as Anne claimed she was tricked into...[Read More]
Parents urged to help close gender gap in technology
22 January
Parents are being encouraged to help their daughters explore non-traditional career paths in an effort to close the gender gap in major industries. The gender gap remains an issue in the technology and e-commerce industries, with women...[Read More]
Australia warned to get productive or be left behind
22 January
Growing uncertainty will haunt the global economy as policy shifts threaten to reignite inflation, the International Monetary Fund warns. In its biannual update on the global economic outlook, the United Nations financial agency predicted central...[Read More]
Free vaccine rollout to protect newborns from virus
22 January
Pregnant women will have free access to a vaccine to protect their newborns from the leading cause of hospitalisation for babies. Free vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, will be rolled out from February 3 as part of a $174...[Read More]
Million-year-old ice drilling for crucial climate data
22 January
Drilling to retrieve a million-year-old ice core containing critical intel about the planet's climate has begun in earnest at a remote Antarctic outpost. Some 62 tonnes of equipment and supplies have been hauled 1200km from Australia's Casey...[Read More]
‘Net zero hero’ myth risks overburdening individuals
22 January
It's not unusual to see individuals championed as heroes of climate action, with their efforts to install rooftop solar and buy electric cars promoted as pivotal in the fight to save the planet. Hero figures can motivate others to follow suit but...[Read More]
Lifetime pensions urged to make super system easier
22 January
Retirees should be offered a lifetime pension from the federal government, drawn from their savings, in order to make the superannuation system simpler, a report has urged. The Grattan Institute report on superannuation has recommended retirees...[Read More]
Australians trust scientists regardless of politics
22 January
Australians across the political spectrum trust scientists, bucking a trend in Western countries of distrust among the right wing, a study has found. An international study of 71,000 people found women, older people, those with higher incomes,...[Read More]
Lifting unemployment benefit found to slow job hunting
22 January
Lifting unemployment benefits increases the average time job seekers spend out of work, research reveals, challenging assertions COVID-era support payments did not discourage people from looking for jobs. The $550-a-fortnight JobSeeker...[Read More]
Aussies beating America and Europe in AI race: study
22 January
More Australians are using artificial intelligence technology than their American and European counterparts, research from Google has found, and many are deploying it at work. But Australians are still more concerned than excited about the...[Read More]
Housing affordability blow as construction costs go up
22 January
When COVID-19 disruptions caused inflation to shoot up, so did the cost of building new homes. So, as inflation returns to normal, why are construction costs accelerating again? It's a dilemma that is throttling the industry and preventing it...[Read More]
Australia in a ‘good position’ as AUKUS powers ahead
22 January
The AUKUS partnership looks safe as key members of the Trump administration back an agreement that will ease the United States' security burden, experts say. Concerns have been raised over the future of the partnership, struck under the Biden...[Read More]