Funding boost for policing finance sector, in budget that warns of economic softening
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver the 2019 budget on April 2.LUKAS COCH/AAPThe April 2 budget will provide about A$600 million to pursue wrongdoers and help restore trust in Australia’...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Jobs but not enough work. How power keeps workers anxious and wages low
The unemployment rate is 4.9%, but the underemployment rate is 8.1%ShutterstockThis is the third in a three-part mini-symposium on Wages, Unemployment and Underemployment presented by The Convers...
Barbara Pocock, Emeritus Professor University of South Australia, University of South Australia
We've let wage exploitation become the default experience of migrant workers
Australia’s Fairwork Commission has so far this year examined more than a dozen cases of wage theft. Those cases involve hundred of workers and millions of dollars in underpayments.And it&r...
Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
No better than roulette. How foreign exchange trading rips off mum and dad investors
There's no trading strategy that will deliver better returns than chance.ShutterstockIn 2013 I wrote a piece on The Conversation arguing that foreign exchange trading should be much more tightly ...
Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University
Depending on who you are, the benefits of a cashless society are greatly overrated
Cashless payment systems are not socially neutral. They discriminate against the 'unbanked'.ShutterstockAfter recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada last October, research shows the num...
Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
The government is right - immigration helps us rather than harms us
Opponents of Australia’s strong immigration program will be disappointed.In announcing a cut in Australia’s migration ceiling from 190,000 to 160,000 per year, federal population mini...
Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
New payroll system a game changer for small business
Pitcher Partners’ Senior Manager and payroll specialist Greg Wilkins The writing is on the wall for those still relying on paper payroll systems, with the introduction from July 1 of new l...
Emily Coates
why the future of Australian capitalism is now in Greg Combet's hands
Greg Combet wants to use his super power to free business from being hostage to short-term share-price and profit measures.ShutterstockRight now Greg Combet is arguably the most powerful man…
Two ways to fund NSW election promises as property prices crash
Previous NSW election promises were easily funded. Not so this time.ShutterstockState elections are always about spending promises, but this time not much is being said about how they will b…
Deliveroo signs up 10,000th restaurant
Deliveroo, the leading food delivery company, has announced a further increase in the selection of popular restaurants and takeaways available on the platform in Australia. The British …
a fresh idea to escape the low wage trap
Getting shadow equity might get us better paid.ShutterstockThis is the second in a three-part mini-symposium on Wages, Unemployment and Underemployment presented by The Conversation and the …
Global expert offers predictions on the future of local business
In our modern world of 24-7 digital connectivity where social media is king, one of the world’s leading trend watchers believes that what we Australians want most is in-real-life connection…
Pandanomics is a grey area, but to us the value of giant pandas is black and white
Funi and Wang Wang in December, 2011. The gian pandas' stay at Adelaide Zoo depends on federal funding to pay China about A$1 million a year.Dave Mattner/Adelaide ZooWang Wang and Funi came …
Ultra low wage growth isn't accidental. It is the intended outcome of government policies
This is the first in a three-part mini-symposium on Wages, Unemployment and Underemployment presented by The Conversation and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.The long debate …
5 Ideas to Make Your Construction Business More Competitive
With intense competition in the construction industry, it is important to be proactive in pursuing strategies that will make one company stand out from all the others. How is this possible…
