Unions have threatened to strike unless businesses create new Omicron workplace safety plans and start buying rapid antigen tests for workers.
They have called on employers to improve ventilation at workplaces and invest in higher-quality masks for staff, saying “union...
Adbri subsidiary Cockburn Cement has received a small extension to its contract with Alcoa of Australia, worth at least $25 million.
Cockburn Cement, whose contract with Alcoa was due to expire this month, will continue to supply quicklime to the...
That about-turn in central bank policies, from pumping vast injections of monetary stimulus into their financial systems – over the course of the pandemic the key central banks have pumped more than $US10 trillion of liquidity into the global...
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It’s a month since the Australian Financial Review ran the memorable headline: “Morrison stares down Omicron: ‘It’s manageable’”.
It was a reasonable spin to put on the Prime Minister’s announcement that opening the borders to skilled migrants and foreign students...
However, some signs are giving economists confidence as they project into the next few months. One is the high level of savings on business and household balance sheets due to record government stimulus during the pandemic. Another is the...
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After an exhausting year fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, many Australians were looking forward to switching off for a summer break. As we all know, the Omicron variant had other ideas.
Instead of...
That meant Packer, the loyal offsiders at his private company Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH), and their adviser Moelis, found out about the new offer at the same time as everyone else.
Nevertheless, Packer’s team was quick to indicate tentative support...
There will not be a sustained economic recovery without a recovery of small businesses, and at this point they are on their knees. They are an essential element of the fabric of Australia and employ millions of Australians. They...
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A federal government plan to fix the Omicron staffing crisis by easing isolation rules for workers in critical industries will fail unless the supply of rapid antigen tests is massively expanded, businesses have said.
After a week of crisis meetings...
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