The RBA has left the interest rate untouched at 0.10% as it waits to see the fallout from JobKeeper being axed
David Adamshttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-new-zealand-travel-bubble-open-april-2021-4Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:27:49 +1000 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/04/GettyImages-1306568991-200x150.jpg The trans-Tasman travel bubble will open on April 18, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed. "Conditions for opening up quarantine-free travel with Australia had been met," Ardern said Tuesday. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/sydney-opera-house-streaming-service-2021-4The Sydney Opera House has launched a streaming service to compete with Netflix — and it wants to join Hamilton by putting live performances onlinehttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648500700/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~The-Sydney-Opera-House-has-launched-a-streaming-service-to-compete-with-Netflix-%e2%80%94-and-it-wants-to-join-Hamilton-by-putting-live-performances-online Sydney Opera House is launching a streaming service that it wants to compete in Australian and international streaming markets. The service was developed in collaboration with New York-headquartered video software company Vimeo. More »
Bianca Healeyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/sydney-opera-house-streaming-service-2021-4Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:00:10 +1000 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2018/10/GettyImages-1039194358-200x150.jpg Sydney Opera House is launching a streaming service that it wants to compete in Australian and international streaming markets. The service was developed in collaboration with New York-headquartered video software company Vimeo. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-minimum-wage-increase-review-jobs-2021-4'Breathtaking hypocrisy': The hospitality and retail sectors are urging Australia to not raise the minimum wage as the economy recovershttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648498478/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Breathtaking-hypocrisy-The-hospitality-and-retail-sectors-are-urging-Australia-to-not-raise-the-minimum-wage-as-the-economy-recovers The debate over Australia's minimum wage has reignited, as industry and workers part ways on how to rebuild after the pandemic. In submissions to Fair Trading's annual review, the hospitality and retail sectors have both warned against making any raise for 6 to 12 months until the economic outlook becomes clearer. More »
Jack Derwinhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-minimum-wage-increase-review-jobs-2021-4Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:45:21 +1000 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/04/GettyImages-1238815706-200x150.jpg The debate over Australia's minimum wage has reignited, as industry and workers part ways on how to rebuild after the pandemic. In submissions to Fair Trading's annual review, the hospitality and retail sectors have both warned against making any raise for 6 to 12 months until the economic outlook becomes clearer. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/10-things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-australia-v2-2021-410 things you need to know this morning in Australiahttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648488934/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-Australia Good morning all. Hope you all had restive long weekends. 1. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia today. Based on the fact Air New Zealand is now selling a hugely increased number of quarantine-free flights across the Tasman from April 19, I think we can safely guess when that might be. More »
James Hennessyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/10-things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-australia-v2-2021-4Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:20:40 +1000 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/GettyImages-1304626639-200x150.jpg Good morning all. Hope you all had restive long weekends. 1. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia today. Based on the fact Air New Zealand is now selling a hugely increased number of quarantine-free flights across the Tasman from April 19, I think we can safely guess when that might be. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/3-tools-for-business-owners-looking-to-grow-their-operations-from-ai-to-system-consolidation-2021-43 tools for business owners looking to grow their operations – from AI to system consolidationhttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648099788/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~tools-for-business-owners-looking-to-grow-their-operations-%e2%80%93-from-AI-to-system-consolidation There are plenty of reasons why a business struggles to expand, remaining at a standstill while similar businesses flourish. Granted, the past year has thrown an unpredictable spanner in the works, however, there are a few tools at your business' disposal that can assist in recovery and more importantly, growth. More »
Louis Costellohttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/3-tools-for-business-owners-looking-to-grow-their-operations-from-ai-to-system-consolidation-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:43:02 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/iStock-843368870-200x150.jpg There are plenty of reasons why a business struggles to expand, remaining at a standstill while similar businesses flourish. Granted, the past year has thrown an unpredictable spanner in the works, however, there are a few tools at your business' disposal that can assist in recovery and more importantly, growth. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/loan-deferrals-fall-february-2021-4Australia dodged the mortgage deferral cliff, but vulnerable lenders still took on $14 billion in debt before protections expiredhttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648094392/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Australia-dodged-the-mortgage-deferral-cliff-but-vulnerable-lenders-still-took-on-billion-in-debt-before-protections-expired Loan deferrals continued to fall in February, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said, with just 0.5% of lending subject to deferred payments. More »
David Adamshttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/loan-deferrals-fall-february-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:54:33 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/GettyImages-1186195411-200x150.jpg Loan deferrals continued to fall in February, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said, with just 0.5% of lending subject to deferred payments. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australians-travel-confidence-2021-463% of Australians say they aren’t travelling for Easter, as border closures, snap lockdowns and a glacial vaccination program dampen traveller confidencehttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648091264/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~of-Australians-say-they-aren%e2%80%99t-travelling-for-Easter-as-border-closures-snap-lockdowns-and-a-glacial-vaccination-program-dampen-traveller-confidence Two thirds of Australians aren’t planning on travelling over Easter, according to a recent survey, highlighting pervasive uncertainty over travel. Flagging consumer confidence around travel signals that fears of border closures are continuing to impact Australian’s travel plans, CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum told the ABC. More »
Bianca Healeyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/australians-travel-confidence-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:00:27 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/04/GettyImages-1227022908-200x150.jpg Two thirds of Australians aren’t planning on travelling over Easter, according to a recent survey, highlighting pervasive uncertainty over travel. Flagging consumer confidence around travel signals that fears of border closures are continuing to impact Australian’s travel plans, CEO of the Tourism and Transport Forum told the ABC. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/underquoting-penalty-complaints-real-estate-agents-australia-2021-4NSW Fair Trading has set its sights on underquoting real estate agents, with $21,000 in fines handed on Saturday alonehttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648088716/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~NSW-Fair-Trading-has-set-its-sights-on-underquoting-real-estate-agents-with-in-fines-handed-on-Saturday-alone Fair Trading is promising to penalise real estate agents found underquoting in a new blitz campaign. Some 14 fines were handed out on Saturday, totalling more than $21,000, with Fair Trading expected to begin showing up "on the ground" at auctions. More »
Jack Derwinhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/underquoting-penalty-complaints-real-estate-agents-australia-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:11:00 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/Auction-200x150.jpg Fair Trading is promising to penalise real estate agents found underquoting in a new blitz campaign. Some 14 fines were handed out on Saturday, totalling more than $21,000, with Fair Trading expected to begin showing up "on the ground" at auctions. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/avatar-robots-are-beginning-to-stake-out-their-place-in-the-workforce-and-japan-is-leading-the-way-2021-4Avatar robots are beginning to stake out their place in the workforce, and Japan is leading the wayhttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648082340/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Avatar-robots-are-beginning-to-stake-out-their-place-in-the-workforce-and-Japan-is-leading-the-way Robots are increasingly finding their way into the workforce in a variety of sectors. Kentaro Yoshifuji of OryLab is one of a number of entrepreneurs experimenting in the avatar robot field. More »
Michael O'Neillhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/avatar-robots-are-beginning-to-stake-out-their-place-in-the-workforce-and-japan-is-leading-the-way-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:11:41 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/BI-ING-200x150.jpg Robots are increasingly finding their way into the workforce in a variety of sectors. Kentaro Yoshifuji of OryLab is one of a number of entrepreneurs experimenting in the avatar robot field. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/brisbane-lockdown-lifted-2021-4Brisbane's lockdown will be lifted from noon today after a single locally acquired case was recorded overnighthttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648081920/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Brisbanes-lockdown-will-be-lifted-from-noon-today-after-a-single-locally-acquired-case-was-recorded-overnight Brisbane's lockdown will be lifted from noon on Thursday, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced, after only one new locally acquired case of coronavirus was reported overnight. More »
Bianca Healeyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/brisbane-lockdown-lifted-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:55:17 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/Annastacia-Palaszczuk-200x150.jpg Brisbane's lockdown will be lifted from noon on Thursday, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced, after only one new locally acquired case of coronavirus was reported overnight. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bluesfest-cancellation-festival-insurance-2021-4'Yet another blow': The Bluesfest cancellation has left Australia's live music industry reeling, as peak bodies call for festival pandemic insurancehttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648079896/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Yet-another-blow-The-Bluesfest-cancellation-has-left-Australias-live-music-industry-reeling-as-peak-bodies-call-for-festival-pandemic-insurance The cancellation of Byron Bay's Bluesfest music festival was "another hit to confidence" for Australia's struggling live performance industry, a peak industry body says. More »
David Adamshttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/bluesfest-cancellation-festival-insurance-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:24:17 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/04/GettyImages-517172014-200x150.jpg The cancellation of Byron Bay's Bluesfest music festival was "another hit to confidence" for Australia's struggling live performance industry, a peak industry body says. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-craft-beer-breweries-2021-4'Something tantalising for everyone': Local breweries are booming as the country goes crazy for craft beerhttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648078302/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~Something-tantalising-for-everyone-Local-breweries-are-booming-as-the-country-goes-crazy-for-craft-beer Craft beer sales tripled at the end of last year, as local breweries enjoyed a wave of support and consumers turn away from major beer brands. The interest in the burgeoning market also comes from investors, with Sydney's Batch Brewing raising $800,000 in around 24 hours on crowdfunding platform Equities before the offer even went public. More »
Jack Derwinhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-craft-beer-breweries-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:51:03 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/03/Flamin-Galah-200x150.jpg Craft beer sales tripled at the end of last year, as local breweries enjoyed a wave of support and consumers turn away from major beer brands. The interest in the burgeoning market also comes from investors, with Sydney's Batch Brewing raising $800,000 in around 24 hours on crowdfunding platform Equities before the offer even went public. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/10-things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-australia-2021-410 things you need to know this morning in Australiahttps://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648076688/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-Australia Hello all, and welcome to the last day before the long weekend. 1. The federal government and the states are in open war over vaccines. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard accused the feds yesterday of undermining his state’s vaccine rollout, and Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said communication was poor and the federal government had not guaranteed a supply of vaccine doses. More »
James Hennessyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/10-things-you-need-to-know-this-morning-in-australia-2021-4Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:18:31 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2021/04/GettyImages-1231334151-200x150.jpg Hello all, and welcome to the last day before the long weekend. 1. The federal government and the states are in open war over vaccines. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard accused the feds yesterday of undermining his state’s vaccine rollout, and Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said communication was poor and the federal government had not guaranteed a supply of vaccine doses. More »
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/digital-jobs-snapchat-2021-3The digital jobs of tomorrow are out of reach for today’s workforce, says the Australian head of Snapchat. Here’s how the next generation can close the gap.https://feeds.businessinsider.com.au/~/648019708/0/businessinsideraustraliaau~The-digital-jobs-of-tomorrow-are-out-of-reach-for-today%e2%80%99s-workforce-says-the-Australian-head-of-Snapchat-Here%e2%80%99s-how-the-next-generation-can A new report conducted by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics outlines the dramatic skills gaps between the digital capabilities of the Australian workforce and jobs of the future. More »
Bianca Healeyhttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/digital-jobs-snapchat-2021-3Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:17:55 +1100 https://edge.alluremedia.com.au/uploads/businessinsider/2019/08/iStock-999231662-200x150.jpg