Greenwashing the top priority among a dozen key ASIC focuses for 2023 ASIC says greenwashing, along with predatory lending and misleading insurance pricing, will be a “continuing focus” for the agency in 2023.
Taking on more work than usual? You are not alone A ‘resource recession’ impacting all Australian industries is leading to more workers picking up the slack for projects beyond the requirements of their job description, a new report has found.
“Holding our economy back”: Government hopes to shift gender pay gap with new bill The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill came before the lower house yesterday.
WA’s $14 million e-waste scheme will see unwanted household appliances banned from landfill From 2024, WA’s unwanted electrical and electronic products, from dinky toasters to broken vacuums, cannot be sent to landfill.
NSW invests $40 million in BioSF program to address health and environmental concerns NSW Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens described the fund as a collaboration boon for researchers and agile companies.
Australia’s new free trade deal with India to come into effect from December 29 The deal will mean tariffs on 85% of Australian exports to India will be eliminated and a separate category of local exports (5%) will have costs revised down.
New expert group established to advise government on transitioning to a circular economy Professor John Thwaites will chair the expert members, who include chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley and CSIRO boss Dr Larry Marshall.
Government’s $18.5 million microcredential pilot aims to inject workers into sectors suffering from talent shortages The government will fund higher-education institutions to develop microcredentials targeting national priority areas, which include teaching, engineering, health, and technology.
Procurement from First Nations businesses in Queensland grew $118 million last financial year New data about goods and services provided to the state government has revealed Queensland’s procurement from First Nations-owned businesses went up 36% in the last financial year.
Government procurement inquiry aims to stop agencies cutting corners The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will conduct an inquiry considering how to bring more transparency, efficiency, and value for money to government procurement.
Australia is a global hybrid work leader with half of all surveyed businesses offering WFH allowance Adaptavist's Reinventing Work Report shows Australia had the highest percentage of hybrid workers (34%) compared with those in the US, UK and Canada (with an average of 29%).
WA records 28% increase in interstate visitor numbers and 12% increase in visitor spend Perth has boasted the biggest visitor growth of any capital city in the latest data from Tourism Research Australia.
