The government is under pressure to restart JobKeeper and prop up the economy as estimates put a six-month delay on the vaccine rollout, further threatening ailing sectors such as tourism and higher education. Prime Minister…
In a desperate bid to catch up to rival Woolworths, Coles is dropping prices on hundreds of groceries in a revival of its ‘down down’ discounting campaign. The supermarket chain has slashed between 5 and…
Australians sure do love a bargain – just look at the government’s half-priced airfares, most of which sold out within a week of going on sale. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is now considering whether…
It’s a curious thing when the nation’s main newspapers go to the effort of a major four-part series that gives most readers the impression that Australia’s domestic economic problems are all the Reserve Bank’s fault….
As the world is rapidly going digital, advertisers and marketers are revamping their strategies to penetrate the new-age digital market. Campaigns are no longer larger than life, beamed into homes just during prime time. Today,…
The Australian share market is set to break through the COVID ceiling again today, after closing at a 13-month high yesterday. As of 10:30am, the ASX 200 was up 0.9 per cent to 6,987. The…
The real cause of Australia’s vaccination delays is that the government didn’t think there was any need to hurry because nobody was dying. That was revealed by the secretary of the Health Department, Brendan Murphy,…
Brace for a budget squeeze: Rising prices for petrol and groceries are making life more expensive after COVID-19. In a double whammy that will hit lower-income households hardest, prices are going up just as JobKeeper…
A year-long bill paying binge ended in February as credit card debt spiked when government income support was wound back. New data released by the Reserve Bank on Wednesday shows credit card debt increased by…
The International Monetary Fund’s upgrade of the Australian economic outlook confirms the nation has outperformed all major advanced economies over the past year, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says. The IMF is expecting the economy to grow…