Business

Consumer spending slowdown starts to show

14 September

Rate hikes and the soaring cost of living are finally starting to weigh on household spending. Non-essential outgoings decreased in August, according to CommBank’s household spending intentions index, with sectors such as travel,...[Read More]

How to speak so that people want to listen [TED Talk Video]

21 September

  If everyone took an extra minute to think before speaking, the world would be such a better place.

Lift in growth but economy faces hurdles

7 September

The economy grew 0.9 per cent in the June quarter but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the encouraging headline figure “doesn’t tell the whole story”. “Our economy is growing relatively solidly, but some of the challenges in the...[Read More]