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The Fair Work Commission has abolished junior rates of pay for most over 18s. It’s a positive step
Toyota Motor Corporation aims to join Daimler Truck and Volvo Group as equal shareholder in the fuel cell joint venture cellcentric
Our response to the RBA’s merchant card payment costs and surcharging review
Ashurst advises on four Hong Kong IPOs on sanctions, tariffs, and U.S. outbound investment regulations
Service quality and consumer protections to improve in proposed changes to NBN regulation
Junior rates decision to grant dramatic pay rises alarms industry over unsustainable cost increases
Science Meets Parliament 2026 brings research, industry and policy together
To fix housing, PBSA Tax Reform needs to be on the table
Lifeline WA and Rio Tinto partner to support the mental health of Western Australian crisis call volunteers
Keeping Our Farmers Farming And Our Exports Moving
LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?
Favouring multinationals fails Australia’s payments system
APRA releases Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics for February 2026
Mecca companies pay $594,000 in infringement notices for failing to lodge financial reports on time
Capital City Growth Slows: Australia
APRA releases private health insurance risk equalisation statistics for 2024-25
Cocoa prices have collapsed – but don’t expect cheaper Easter eggs
Ending Card Surcharges To Help With Cost Of Living
APRA releases consultation on remaking Level 3 conglomerate standards
Smash Repairs Operator Penalised
Sydney Childcare Centre Penalised Again
Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging – Conclusions Paper
Creating household and family information from admin data: Progress, limitations, and next census
Statistical area 2 and 3 population projections: 2023(base)-2053 – third instalment
Supporting Farmers And Producers Facing Drought
APRA finalises changes to the capital treatment of longevity products to improve retirement outcomes
RFNSW welcomes ‘smart move’ to better manage fuel supplies
Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?
How Brexit reduced the City of London’s financial clout – new research
Australian Industry Group welcomes National Cabinet’s four-stage plan for energy crisis
Rio Tinto provides Iron Ore update following Tropical Cyclone Narelle
Property Council welcomes balanced national cabinet outcome and focus on supporting public transport and cities
Greens’ reckless gas tax is an attack on Australia’s energy security and affordability
New powers to strengthen Australia’s role as critical minerals supplier of choice
Sales, Production, and Export Results for February 2026
OPSM and Laubman & Pank franchisor pays penalty for alleged breach of Franchising Code
RFNSW welcomes Federal Government action on fuel excise and national fuel security
Allens Advises On EastLink Toll Road Refinancing
ARENA investment helps freight shift from diesel to electric trucks
APRA appoints two new Executive Directors
Former Venture Egg, Reilly Financial and Interprac adviser Nicholas Hogan banned for four years
ANZ invests in Queensland and NSW branches, fast-tracks Chinchilla branch reopening
Opinion piece: In the age of AI, judgement may be Australia’s scarcest resource
APRA releases intermediated general insurance statistics for December 2025
Business Count Indicators 30 March
Employment Indicators 30 March
Sunshine Coast holds onto capital‑city appeal amid broadening regional migration trends
War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy