‘A shameful legacy’: We’re setting up working-age Australians to be worse off than older generations Economy The Conversation 22 August 2019 We’ve become used to each new generation of Australians enjoying a better standard of living than the one that came before it. Until now.
‘Cashflow stress’: Business owners worried about the economy as defaults spike Economy Matthew Elmas 19 August 2019 Most business owners are worried about the economy over the next 12 months amid global trade tensions and talk of a possible recession in the US.
Not a game changer: Retailers concerned customers won’t spend new tax cut Retail Matthew Elmas 8 July 2019 The government passed an income tax cut last week to stimulate the economy, but business owners aren't waiting with bated breath.
Will Labor’s minimum wage boost “flow back into the tills of small business”? It’s complicated Politics Matthew Elmas 17 May 2019 Bill Shorten says increasing the minimum wage will benefit small businesses. But does that claim stack up? Well, it's complicated.
Chris Bowen fires back: “Under the Liberals, the economy is not working for working people” Politics The Conversation 3 May 2019 Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen will pitch to workers’ discontents when he declares in his first economic speech of the year they are being denied “a fair go”.
Find the stock market exhausting? Here’s everything you need to know about ups, downs and bursting bubbles Economy The Conversation 24 January 2019 The best way to understand what’s happening on Wall Street — and puncture its mystique — is to imagine it as a used-car dealership.
Five ways small businesses got screwed over in 2018 Business Advice Matthew Elmas 18 December 2018 From confiscated websites to "telecommunications hell", here are five ways small businesses were hard done by in the year that has been 2018.
Robophobia: The skills you need to survive in the workplace of the future People Brad Eisenhuth 14 December 2018 The rise of AI will allow businesses, big and small, to do a lot more with a lot less. But inherently human skills will still thrive in the workplace.
A misguided $2 billion: What good is small-business capital if founders don’t know how to use it? Funding The Conversation 10 December 2018 Over 70% of small businesses have no written plan of any kind, so what use is a $2 billion government-funded securitisation fund?
“Game-changing” government plan pledges $2 billion for capital-starved SMEs Finance Matthew Elmas 14 November 2018 The government has committed $2 billion to making it easier for SMEs to access finance while supporting the creation of a new commercial growth fund.
“Market failure”: Government considers policy to improve small business funding Funding Matthew Elmas 25 October 2018 "Cabinet-level" discussions are taking place about a solution to improve small business funding as momentum builds for commercial solutions.
Job losses through automation: Australia’s top 10 most and least vulnerable regions Industries David Donaldson 10 September 2018 Jobs in regional cities are likely to be most heavily impacted by automation, while metropolitan areas appear least vulnerable.
