Retail activity slowing

Retail activity slowing

The index fell 6.9 per cent from the previous month following the Christmas spending period — the first “normal” summer break since 2020. Retail spending in the month of January fell by a large 21.3 per cent but was marginally higher when seasonally adjusted. Annual...
Business leaders tasked with healing polarisation

Business leaders tasked with healing polarisation

Edelman’s 2023 Trust Barometer revealed Australia is on a path to polarisation, driven by a series of macro forces that are weakening the country’s social fabric and creating increasing division in society. This year’s report found that almost half of Australians...
ASIC warns businesses of its new focus for 2023

ASIC warns businesses of its new focus for 2023

Late last year, ASIC warned businesses it would focussing on greenwashing of claims but has now added a number of other practices it will be monitoring as part of a continuing focus on protecting consumers from financial harm. The warning coincides with the release of...