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Budget delivers for Australian women
The Turnbull Government’s national economic plan for jobs and growth in a stronger, new and more diversified economy will provide specific assistance to women to ensure they are empowered, safe…
Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farms
The prime minister appears to want to make it easier for backpackers to work on Australian farms.ShutterstockSuddenly, getting workers onto farms is a top political priority.Over the weekend, and again…
5 Tips to Push Your Small Business Forward with the Right Technology
Technology is revolutionizing the way we do business, and it’s a real life-saver when we’re faced with a global crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced so many leaders…
the GFC and me. Ten years on, what have we learned?
Wayne Swan and Kevin Rudd spent big and spent bold, and it almost certainly kept us out of recession.A little more than a decade on from the the collapse of…
People power is finally making the gig economy fairer
New York City legislated this week to require a minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers – the result of a two-year campaign by the Independent Drivers Guild. This massive mobilisation…
Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what's "retiree tax"?
There are words you'll need to understand. But imputation is complex, like the tax system.Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-NDYou’re forgiven for being confused.Newspapers need to economise on words. Television and…
Australia's tourist numbers may take years to recover
Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season has done immense damage to Australia’s tourist industry. Then, just as heavy rain began to bring the situation under control, came the coronavirus outbreak in China…