Posts tagged "unemployment rate"

Despite the pundits hyping up the possibility of a 'looming rate rise', the RBA insists it wants wages to grow before it moves on interest rates.

When JobKeeper ended at the end of March, it looked like a mere blip in employment. But that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been damage.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has come good on his historic promise to keep spending way beyond the crisis, to drive the unemployment rate down below where it was when the pandemic started.

The combination of closed international borders and a domestic economy that is bouncing back from the pandemic is having a surprising effect on employment trends.

The Reserve Bank of Australia, once famously inflation-focused, has been talking about full employment for a while — with a goal now set for unemployment levels that were last seen in the 1970s.

Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to become a transformational Australian treasurer if he is willing to go for broke on unemployment.

Josh Frydenberg has repetedly said the 2020 budget is “all about jobs”, but he hasn't drawn attention to his economic recovery timeline.

Unemployment rates aren't all they seem, Aussie-founded self-driving car startup is up for sale, and jeweller Michael Hill feels the bite of COVID-19.

Self-driving cars are becoming a very real technology. The latest Tesla car has an autopilot feature. The CEO of Uber has stated that he wi…

Casino mogul James Packer has been named Australia’s richest boss with a personal wealth of $4.83 billion, landing him the top spot on BRW…

The company behind a raw milk product that reportedly killed a three-year old who drank it has said the death has been “sensationalised”…

The consumer watchdog has cracked down on the sale of unsafe baby cots, with two online retailers paying infringement notices and entering i…