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WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... (7.9%), the ACT (7.0%), Victoria (5.9%), NSW (5.8%), and Tasmania (5.3%). WA was however strongest for retail spending, employment market, home lending, population growth, and dwelling starts (driven in part by population growth and home lending). Looking ...

RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... saying that the RBA will cut rate in February, and I still think that is the case," Miller said. "The quality of the employment growth is largely contributed by the public sector, as the private sector is still very weak. But the reality is that unemployment ...

Coalition members call for superannuation guarantee reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... that prevent them from having a say in how their money is used until they reach 65 years of age. Labor minister for employment and workplace relations Murray Watt labelled the statements by the Coalition members as "astonishing," adding they revealed ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4% in December. "With employment rising by 56,000 people and the number of unemployed increasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate rose to 4%," ABS head ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... training, and public administration and safety - is expanding at a faster pace than the market sector, which shifts employment towards lower-productivity sectors and affects overall productivity performance," he said. "Given the ongoing government support ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%," ABS ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... not recorded in Cbus' Register of Relevant Interests and Relevant Duties. It recommended any union memberships or employment relationships be formally recorded in the register going forward. Turning to the Best Financial Interests Duty (BFID), Deloitte ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... a non-government employer. Previously, members who left the public sector or had dual-government and non-government employment had to open an account with another fund. The changes will make it easier for workers to manage their superannuation, reducing ...

CI Financial taken private by Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... the transaction will materially benefit Canada, including through the fact it will remain headquartered there, added employment opportunities, and a commitment from Mubadala Capital to continue the firm's philanthropic support of Canadian charities.

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... those experiencing menopause. MetLife found 84% of those experiencing menopause and are seeing it impact their career, employment and earnings capacity are behind on their retirement savings; 36% are significantly behind. In 2023, modelling by the Australian ...