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Unemployment rate rises as gender wage gap narrows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... participation rate saw a slight decrease, moving from 66.8% to 66.7%. The ABS cited seasonal factors, such as school holidays and an unusual uptick in leave-takers this period, as potential causes for the unexpected dip. AMP chief economist Diana Mousina ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... working holiday visas. From 31 January 2024, Australians up to the age of 35, up from 30, will be able to apply for working holidays in the UK and stay for a maximum of three years instead of two. Minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell said the FTA ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... practice can easily be achieved. "Starting in the 1850s, the standard was 10-hour days, six days a week with essentially no holidays, and that has gradually been whittled down to the 38-hour week we see today," he explains. "Since then, there's been ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... as new dwellings and automotive fuel steadied this quarter, however we saw an uptick in inflation for services such as holidays and restaurant meals," Marquardt said. AMP senior economist Diana Mousina said she expects this will be the peak for inflation ...

ASX to close on September 22

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... trading on Australian products with the support of key stakeholders. "It is standard practice for ASX to observe national holidays by declaring a non-trading and non-settlement day," it said. Trading will continue as normal on Friday, September 23. While ...

More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... advantage of the premium experience, convenience, and flexibility of private aviation by enjoying weekends away around public holidays or popular sports and lifestyle events. "In the past year, the Sydney-Melbourne route has been the most popular pair ...

ASIC sues timeshare company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... together with ongoing fees of up to $800 per year. Some consumers complained to ASIC that they had difficulty booking holidays due to lack of availability. This is the first time ASIC has acted against a timeshare company and has commenced civil penalty ...

ASIC sues former Freedom Insurance staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... accidental death cover and accidental injury cover. Some of the incentives sales agents could qualify for included overseas holidays and a Vespa scooter. ASIC is taking action following the Hayne Royal Commission's case study of Freedom Insurance ...

Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... the front runner, followed by luxury and leisure purchases. Over a third (35%) look forward to spending more money on holidays, vehicles and special occasions and about the same number of respondents (34%) say that gifting to a charity is also a priority ...

Former adviser banned after super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... sentenced to six years' prison with a non-parole period of four years. He was found to have used the stolen funds for holidays, rent, paying his own credit card debts and repaying personal loans. The presiding judge labelled Hopkins' conduct "deeply ...