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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
Forensic accountants instrumental in bringing down money laundering tattoo business
A tattoo business allegedly laundering money from criminal activities has been shut down by ACT Policing with the help of two forensic...
Calombaris scandal a symptom of ‘incredibly difficult’ rules
Ben Thompson, the co-founder and CEO of people management platform Employment Hero, applauded the Fair Work Ombudsman’s move to tap into Mr...
Melbourne restaurant company back-pays workers $7.8m in wages and super
Under the EU, the founding and current shareholder of MAdE Establishment, celebrity chef George Calombaris, who also served as director from...
2 in 3 Aussies now in paid work
Of course, as the nation’s population rises, so too — one would hope — does the size of its workforce. Read more at...
ATO assures outages did not impact processing of lodged tax returns
Technical difficulties that had locked out many users seeking to do their tax returns via myGov had not impacted the processing of already lodged...
Confidence drops despite rate cuts and tax boosts
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment index fell by 4.1 per cent to 96.5 in July from 110.7 in June. Read more at...
Budget relying on overestimated population growth figures, leading expert says
A table of migration projection figures released through Senate estimates shows international student departures increasing only marginally over...
NAB warns tax cuts won’t deliver much economic boost
The Government's tax cuts passed through Parliament last week, with stage one soon to be seen in bank accounts as people lodge their tax returns....
Rate cuts continue, not all pass on full saving
On Tuesday (2 July), the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered the official cash rate to a new record low of 1 per cent, marking the second...
Jobs, retail turnover stats paint gloomy picture
Following two successive monthly cuts to interest rates by the Reserve Bank — citing a need to support employment — the ABS’ jobs vacancies data...
