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Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

Aussies urged to lead charge and hang up on phone waste

A year of action will encourage people to dial in to the "circular economy" by handing in their old mobile phone when buying a new one.

Households bracing for more energy, petrol pain

Households bracing for more energy, petrol pain

Households bracing for more energy, petrol pain

Households bracing for more energy, petrol pain

Cost of living pressures continue to stretch household budgets thin, with power bills projected to grow and petrol prices tipped to stay high.

Crypto regulation proposal a 'critical milestone'

Crypto regulation proposal a 'critical milestone'

Crypto regulation proposal a 'critical milestone'

Crypto regulation proposal a 'critical milestone'

Australian cryptocurrency exchanges are mostly welcoming a proposal to subject them to the same licensing rules as traditional financial institutions.

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Consumers could pay more under workplace changes: Uber

Consumers could pay more under workplace changes: Uber

Rideshare and delivery platform Uber wants more clarity from Labor's workplace reform bill to preserve the flexibility and viability of its services.

Rise of artificial intelligence creates heavy workload

Rise of artificial intelligence creates heavy workload

Internet giants, power networks and communications companies are being urged to consider the massive load that comes with the rise of artificial intelligence.

Better protection for Australians' online crypto assets

Better protection for Australians' online crypto assets

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled a proposal for legislation to better protect Australians using digital currencies.

Qantas loyalty chief announces she's stepping down

Qantas loyalty chief announces she's stepping down

Qantas loyalty chief executive Olivia Wirth has announced she will leave the airline for other roles after spending 14 years at the company.

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Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

An Aussie tech start-up has struck a deal with a steelmaking giant for a carbon-tracking pilot that could help to shrink the impact of the construction sector.

All eyes on jobs data as marker of economic health

All eyes on jobs data as marker of economic health

All eyes on jobs data as marker of economic health

All eyes on jobs data as marker of economic health

Fresh jobs data will offer key insights into the health of the economy as the Reserve Bank tries to navigate its soft landing.

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

The brains behind an emerging beauty empire has become the first woman founder in the Australian Business Growth Fund investment portfolio.

Financial pressures nudging retirees back to work

Financial pressures nudging retirees back to work

Financial pressures nudging retirees back to work

Financial pressures nudging retirees back to work

Many Australians are putting off retirement or returning to work, though ageism remains a key concern for older people considering the move.

Looming job market slowdown to hit young workers hard

Looming job market slowdown to hit young workers hard

Looming job market slowdown to hit young workers hard

Looming job market slowdown to hit young workers hard

The strength of the jobs market has been puzzling economists although a number of indicators are signalling a weaker trend to come.

'Totally unacceptable': PwC boss sorry for tax scandal

'Totally unacceptable': PwC boss sorry for tax scandal

'Totally unacceptable': PwC boss sorry for tax scandal

'Totally unacceptable': PwC boss sorry for tax scandal

The new head of PwC Australia has apologised at a Senate hearing for the firm's role in passing on confidential Treasury information to private sector clients.

PwC spin-off given go-ahead for government contracts

PwC spin-off given go-ahead for government contracts

PwC spin-off given go-ahead for government contracts

PwC spin-off given go-ahead for government contracts

Scyne Advisory, the spin-off company of PwC's government consultancy arm, has been allowed to work on public sector projects following a department probe.

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Households keen but confused by renewable energy change

Research has uncovered more than 50 emerging trends in how households are using energy, potentially helping consumers and networks avoid costly mistakes.

Rio, BHP warned of investor pressure on steel emissions

Australia's largest diversified miners are being urged to come clean on the greenhouse gas emissions pumped into the atmosphere by the world's steelmakers.

Borrowers cutting back with more pain to come: RBA

Mortgage payments are at a record share of household disposable income, says a senior Reserve Bank official, and are expected to rise even further.

Funding for more Queensland social housing amid crisis

The Queensland government will build another 600 social homes across the state thanks to a federal funding injection of almost $400 million.

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COVID-19 costing the Australian economy billions

Three years after the pandemic began, the COVID-19 virus is still taking a toll on the economy in sick days and healthcare costs.

CSL to bandage cost pressures to stem bleeding profits

Biomedical giant CSL has pledged to repair margins as cost pressures and volatile global currencies continue to bruise profits at the vaccine and plasma leader.

Soft landing more likely for limping global economy

The global economy is limping along as inflation proves persistent, although the IMF is feeling more optimistic about a soft landing.

Business pressures ease in promising sign for inflation

The uptick in cost and price pressures plaguing businesses looks to have been temporary in a promising sign for the inflation outlook.

Three-quarters of Aussie coal-mining jobs to go by 2050

Coal communities will need a transition plan that extends beyond the pit, with Queensland tagged as one of the hardest hit regions as the world's mines close.

One in three first-home buyers tap into federal scheme

More first-time home buyers are jumping on a federal government scheme as borrowing costs surge, according to the federal government's housing agency.

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Australia could use a "secret weapon" to share the country's wealth of sunshine, kickstart the stalled energy transition and permanently reduce power bills.

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