Markets
Jobless shock as part-timers pounded
AUSTRALIA’S unemployment rate has marched up to 5.9 per cent in February on the back of heavy losses among part-time jobs.
Jobs push ‘Time to think about free childcare’
FREE childcare for single mums and dads could help breath new life into the Aussie workforce, according to a major new study.
Australian economy Australia’s shock economic result
THE Australian economy has had its doomsayers over the past 12 months, with fears we were heading into recession. But these figures tell a different story.
Money markets Aussie dollar ‘could hit 80 US cents’
THE Australian dollar could hit 80 US cents, according to a Deutsche Bank Chief Economist who says there is a logical explanation for it.
Workforce Workforce is strong, in part
THE jobs market has maintained its momentum into the new year, delivering move than 13,000 extra positions last month, official figures reveal.