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how retailers bury customers in an avalanche of choice
Three decades of behavioural experiments show consumers given too many choices are more likely to make a bad or no choice.www.shutterstock.comDo you think you are paying more than you should for ...
Robert Slonim, Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
the RBA's marching orders are no longer realistic. They'll have to change
Every few years, the government hands the Reserve Bank a new set of instructions.ShutterstockA somewhat obscure fact about the marching orders for Australia’s Reserve Bank is that, usually...
Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
how a ‘repair economy’ creates a kinder, more caring community
The acting of repairing material objects generates a deep sense of care, pride, belonging and civic participationwww.shutterstock.comJohn switches on the power saw he’s bought secondhand on...
Katherine Wilson, Author and educator, Swinburne University of Technology
More people are retiring with high mortgage debts. The implications are huge
Half a million Australians aged 50 and over lost their homes in the first decade of this century.ShutterstockThe number of mature age Australians carrying mortgage debt into retirement is soaring...
Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
Our economic model looks broken, but trying to fix it could be a disaster
Our standard economic model says when labour is scarce, the cost of labour should increase. But something is broken. This is not happening. www.shutterstock.comExactly two weeks before the Reserv...
Gabriele Gratton, Associate Professor of Economics and Scientia Fellow, UNSW
Vital Signs. If we fall into a recession (and we might) we'll have ourselves to blame
The Reserve Bank and government have the means to keep us from recession. They'll need the will. ShutterstockThe facts are not in dispute. Annual GDP growth has fallen to 1.8%. On a per-capita ba...
Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
How to Prevent Allergies in the Home
It’s all too common these days to hear about a co-worker with hay fever, a family member with asthma, a friend of a friend with a food allergy, or someone else with a skin rash. Fortunately, th...
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Are you paying too much for your car insurance?
Car insurance is an important part of driving, but not all policies are created equally. You may be overpaying for your current insurance policy, especially if your lifestyle circumstances…
Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday's national accounts tell us
The Australian economy grew by just 0.4% in the March quarter. It was a pick up from 0.2% in the December quarter, but over the year the four quarters taken together amounted to only 1.8%. I…
The CEO Magazine's Executive of the Year Awards
What do you get when you take the Managing Director of Twitter, the CEO of Sportsgirl, the Founder of OzHarvest, the COO of Maserati ANZ and 11 other successful Australian executives and p…
The Reserve Bank will cut rates again and again, until we lift spending and push up prices
The Reserve Bank cut interest rates on Tuesday because we aren’t spending or pushing up prices at anything like the rate it would like. And things are even worse than it might have rea…
Employers beware: 4 in 5 organisations see staff taking sick leave around public holidays
On the eve of the June long weekend, an industry association has released data that reveals the prevalence of employee sick leave around public holidays – with 85 per cent of organisations…
What's the difference between credit and debt? How Afterpay and other 'BNPL' providers skirt consumer laws
Because 'buy now, pay later' companies are not regulated under the National Credit Act, Afterpay is not legally required to observe responsible lending obligationswww.shutterstock.comCredit …
The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience
New Zealand's well-being budget was based on a set of measures that include cultural identity, environment, income and consumption, and social connections. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-N…
why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?
By mid-June, if everything goes as expected, Adani Australia will receive the final environmental approvals for its proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail line development. Newspaper report…
As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights
Jeremy Lee, a sawmill worker in Imbil, Queensland, refused to have his fingerprints scanned for a new security system introduced by his employer to replace swipe cards. www.shutterstock.com…
APRA is going to make it easier to borrow. It could be another one of its bad calls
The prudential regulator has a history of doing too much, too late.Who’d make a decision that would give a household with an income of A$150,000 an extra $100,000 to $120,000 of borrow…
We've been given a pay rise. Were it not for concern about the economy, it would have been bigger
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3% hike in the national Minimum Wage, effective July 1 – taking it to A$19.49 per hour, or $740.80 per week. The increase will apply to over on…
If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continents
Re-elected Indian prime minister Narendra Modi might have helped the Adani mine in the Galilee Basin to get over the line. southwind.com.au, CC BY-SAWith the final approval of the Adani Carm…
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Di Jones real estate recognises high achievers
Di Jones celebrated its outstanding performers on Saturday (24 February 2018) evening at the Di Jones Real Estate Annual Awards. The bla...
Helen Hull
Eclipse Travel Expands Operations to New Zealand
Eclipse Travel, specialists in key adventure destinations such as Antarctica, the Arctic, Africa and Latin America, have announced today their expansion of operations to ...
Yvonne Kong
How medical professionals can benefit from an overall wealth management solution
As a health care professional, you have made it your life's work to focus on the care and health of the general public. While this kind of work can be extremely rewarding...
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Why Pinterest Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy
Pinterest is a growing social media platform that can deliver significant traffic to your website and new followers to your brand. With it’s steady growth and outrageous ...
Greg Nunan
The top reasons why gyms fail
Steve Grant is a Business Coach and Founder of GymHub.com.au Every month thousands of new trainers walk out of their 6-month course with the qualifications needed ...
Steve Grant
WHITE LABEL NOBA’s Winter 2016 season: Earth + Country
Taking cues from the warm winter colours of tobacco and caramel, and combining them with the strength of navy and the embracing lightness of whites and creams; and then...
Kath Rose
Former Etihad boss brings substantial event insight to PMY Group Board
Paul Sergeant PMY Group, the architects of the digital insurgency occurring at major venues across Australia and New Zealand, are delighted to welcome 35 year even...
Annie Konieczny
More training for coffee making than property sales: REINSW
Sydney 9 May 2016. An overhaul of education and training standards for the real estate profession must take place to help prevent illegal activities, according to the Rea...
Helen Hull