Posted on 2 September, 2021
Confusion, anger, frustration.
No one saw the snap ACT lockdown coming until it was here and business as usual came to a halt. Having endured lockdown 1.0, some businesses were well set up to quickly...
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A COVID-zero honeymoon period earlier this year saved the Australian economy from going backwards as Delta descended on Sydney in June.
In what one leading economist called a “Byron Bay boom”, consumers flocked to tourism and hospitality in the June...
Harvey Norman’s revelation that it will repay $6 million when its pre-tax earnings for the year came in at over $1.1 billion did nothing other than reopen the weeping sore around the profligacy of the federal government’s JobKeeper scheme....
New figures have laid bare the strain on Perth's biggest hospitals, which are struggling to meet demand despite Western Australia remaining virus-free.
More than 100 "code yellow" internal emergencies were declared because of capacity issues over 12 months at Fiona...
The world’s biggest airlines collectively lost a whopping $US126 billion in 2020 and are set to lose another $US48 billion this year, according to the International Air Transport Association, their lobby. As they wrestle with those losses and the...
Have you boosted your children’s pocket money allowance this year?
New research shows that one in three Australian children under the age of 12 have received an increase in pocket money in the past 12 months, equivalent to more...
Harvey Norman has bowed to public pressure and repaid $6.03 million in JobKeeper after its annual profits soared by 75 per cent in 2020-21.
The household goods retailer said on Tuesday that it had repaid wage subsidies handed to its...
Coronavirus-related restrictions and a jump in restructuring and regulatory costs has dragged Crown Resorts to a full-year loss of $261.60 million.
The casino operator outlined a 31 per cent slide in revenue for the 12 months to June 30, to...
You’re paying too much for everything from electricity and air travel to phone plans because Australia’s outdated merger laws allow corporate behemoths to scoop up their competitors, ACCC chair Rod Sims says.
In a landmark speech on Friday, Mr Sims...
Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has promised to keep paying workers who cannot work because of COVID-19 – even if it hits their bottom line.
The Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks owner said on Friday it will spend between $2 to $4 million...













