The Me Too movement that burgeoned in 2017 was supposed to herald systemic change to the way women are treated in this country. Yet 2020 has been a uniquely difficult year for Australian women, with a pandemic-driven recession resulting in high job losses, increased unpaid caring responsibilities and, in some …
A leading economist has slammed the federal government’s decision to support the ailing fossil fuel industry over a burgeoning renewable energy market as “gesture politics”. The 2020 federal budget offers only “trivial” support for the renewable energy sector, according to Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland, …
Here’s an unpopular view with the Labor Party and some fine commentators: I don’t want banks running my life, telling me what I can and can’t do with my money. The government’s announced intention to repeal elements of Labor’s responsible lending laws, to make the provision of credit easier, has …
Payday lenders are once again in regulators’ sights as consumer advocacy groups warn of a possible explosion in demand when government coronavirus supports are unwound in September. Corporate watchdog ASIC has taken action against two short-term credit providers – Cigno and BHF Solutions (BHFS) – after the pair allegedly exploited …
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced its single biggest investment in logistics infrastructure, spending $780 million to replace up to 1300 workers with robots. It plans to build one semi-automated and one fully automated distribution centre in south-west Sydney. About 650 jobs will be created at the new centres, to …