Jobs market strong but Trump tariff bomb yet to explode
24 April
Global headwinds stirred by āerraticā US policy decisions could still hit the Australian jobs market despite latest figures showing only a small uptick in unemployment. About 30,000 jobs were created in March after a shock 53,000 slump in...[Read More]
Economists send open letter opposing nuclear plan
24 April
An open letter from 60 Australian economists has rejected the coalitionās nuclear energy plan, promoting instead the subsidising of household clean energy policies, including incentives for home battery storage. The organiser of the letter, Gareth...[Read More]
Trump uncertainty set to smash Australian economy
24 April
Australiaās growth outlook has been slashed by a major international body as US President Donald Trumpās trade upheaval sends market volatility skywards. United Nations financial agency the International Monetary Fund said uncertainty had surged...[Read More]
Coalition courts businesses with more tax incentives
24 April
Small businesses will be able to deduct thousands more dollars off their tax bill as part of Peter Duttonās pitch to employers struggling to meet rising costs. The opposition leader said the Labor government had been a ādisasterā for...[Read More]
Bots influencing election discussion on social media
24 April
A flood of fake social media profiles inundating political discussion and reaching millions of Australians during an election campaign has sparked warnings of a growing threat. Almost one in five accounts analysed on X, formerly Twitter, discussing...[Read More]
Call for child protections as most gamers manipulated
23 April
Almost every Australian who plays digital games has been manipulated by gambling-like tricks that forced them to hand over money or personal data, but thereās little incentive for the industry to clean up its act. Australians spend about $4...[Read More]
āCancerā of cyberscam industry spreading globally: UN
23 April
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities. Criminal networks that emerged in Southeast Asia in...[Read More]
Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft
23 April
Imagine a library stocked with 11,000 books written by more than 1700 Australian authors. Modern classics from Tim Winton and Helen Garner are wedged beside non-fiction tomes penned by former prime ministers Julia Gillard and John Howard, and recent...[Read More]