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Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops

Backpacker visa cuts spark fears of rotting crops

The federal government says it is working with farmers on changes to backpacker visas, but there has been no modelling on impacts to harvest season.

Mango growers fear premium fruit will be left to rot

Mango growers fear premium fruit will be left to rot

Mango growers fear premium fruit will be left to rot

Mango growers fear premium fruit will be left to rot

Mango growers fear changes to the working holiday visa program will lead to the coveted fruit rotting on trees, as a shortage of backpacker pickers looms.

Bad news comes in twos: cash rate and CPI set to rise

Bad news comes in twos: cash rate and CPI set to rise

Bad news comes in twos: cash rate and CPI set to rise

Bad news comes in twos: cash rate and CPI set to rise

Australian mortgage holders can expect more borrowing pain when the Reserve Bank board meets, with an interest rate hike almost universally anticipated.

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Light shone on Reserve Bank's gloomy economic outlook

Light shone on Reserve Bank's gloomy economic outlook

Treasury's productivity assumption has been described as "unrealistically optimistic" but the Reserve Bank's might be too downbeat, an economist says.

Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board

Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board

Unemployment data is not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates for a fourth time in 2026 when it meets later in September.

Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark and copying harsh immigration tactics in the US.

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Businesses scramble for staff as migration cuts loom

Hospitality employers say the government is cutting the sector off at the knees with a migration slowdown just as the peak holiday season approaches.

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Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Calls for more skilled migrants to ride innovation boom

Australia is lagging in attracting skilled migrants as the energy transition and AI upheaval strains its STEM workforce.

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

As concerns grow over the societal disruption from artificial intelligence, a former prime minister is urging the nation to get on with building the industry.

Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

The home affairs minister has not given an indication when an overhaul of Australia's migration policy will be unveiled, citing possible unintended concerns.

Australia’s elephant in the room: modern-day slavery

Australia’s elephant in the room: modern-day slavery

Australia’s elephant in the room: modern-day slavery

Australia’s elephant in the room: modern-day slavery

Slavery watchdogs have questioned how many law breaches it will take before Australia responds to evidence laying bare injustices faced by migrant workers.

Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

The head of an Indigenous labour and training hire company has called on Goldfields region mining companies to work with him for his community.

Higher rates and pricey petrol as economic outlook dims

Higher rates and pricey petrol as economic outlook dims

Higher rates and pricey petrol as economic outlook dims

Higher rates and pricey petrol as economic outlook dims

Australian bonds traders are fully pricing in another Reserve Bank rate hike by the end of the year after a surprisingly strong rise in employment in June.

Surprise jobs jump gives RBA room to raise rates

Surprise jobs jump gives RBA room to raise rates

Surprise jobs jump gives RBA room to raise rates

Surprise jobs jump gives RBA room to raise rates

A larger-than expected rise in employment will not ease Reserve Bank fears about inflation as rising oil prices compound cost pressures.

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Jobs data tops economic agenda as Iran war re-escalates

Resilient jobs data is a bright spot for Australia's economy but the longer the Middle East conflict drags on, the worse the prospect for growth and inflation.

Strong jobs figures clock on for future rate rise shift

More than 40,000 jobs have been added to Australia's economy to exceed expectations, but slowing growth could ease the Reserve Bank's inflation fears.

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

The big four banks are tipping the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting after the jobless rate surged and as the Iran war hits home.

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Fixing Australia's broken migrant skills recognition system could help ease the housing crisis and improve public confidence, politicians have been told.

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Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

Job market yet to feel impact of Iran war, rate hikes

Australia's relatively low jobless rate has reinforced the Reserve Bank's view the labour market is still tight, adding to the case for more rate hikes.

RBA to sift through jobs data as world watches Hormuz

The labour market will be top of the economic agenda in the coming week, while speaking engagements from central bank officials will be closely studied.

Consumer spending and confidence in the spotlight

Analysts and governments will pore over latest economic data this week for more insight into the devastating impact of soaring fuel prices on the nation.

Australia faces 'sharp recession' if US escalates war

As Donald Trump fails to reassure traders about the Strait of Hormuz, analysts warn Australia's economy is hurtling towards a recession the longer it is closed.

RBA to air board's disagreement in meeting minutes

Central bank watchers will get to peak into the Reserve Bank board room as minutes of a meeting that split 5-4 in favour of an interest rate hike are released.

Family plea for justice as hit-and-run goes unpunished

Police and the family of a Solomon Islander killed while walking to work in Australia are seeking answers almost a year after his death.

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