by Phoebe Armstrong | Jun 12, 2024 | Features
The underrepresentation of people with disabilities in employment represents a critical opportunity for Australia’s economy. According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the labour force participation rate for working-age people with disability is...
by John Hawkins | Jun 11, 2024 | Features
The Australian economy came close to a standstill in the first three months of this year. March-quarter economic growth sank to just 0.1%, meaning that, when adjusted for inflation, there was hardly any more income, spending or production than the quarter before....
by Miranda Brownlee | Jun 11, 2024 | Features
The government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 on Wednesday [June 5], which implements the instant asset write-off measure announced in this year’s budget. Schedule 7 of the bill extends the $20,000...
by Chris Sheedy | Jun 6, 2024 | Features
In a speech at the Queensland Media Club, the Federal Government branded its Future Made in Australia strategy as “a fundamental shift in the way nations are structuring their economies … a change every bit as significant as the industrial revolution or the...
by Annie Lawson | Jun 6, 2024 | News
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has been charged with educating the sectors that will fall under the Tranche 2 laws to tackle criminal abuse in Australia’s financial system. The financial crimes agency will use the $166.4 million it...
