Business + Economy

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empty grocery shelves

Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid...

By Flavio Macau, Edith Cowan University Australia has experienced plenty of supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit...
Business + Economy
4
minutes
hospitality worker

If I catch COVID-19 at work what are my rights? A...

By Joellen Riley Munton, University of Technology Sydney The transition to “living with COVID” makes contracting the virus at work a distinct possibility, even with...
Business + Economy
5
minutes
electricity

I chose the electricity retailer offering the best deal for my...

Bruce Mountain, Victoria University Households in most of Australia have been able to choose between electricity retailers for more than a decade. The main reason...
Business + Economy
4
minutes
Banks

Thanks to APRA, it’s about to become harder to get a...

By Warren Hogan, University of Technology Sydney On Wednesday the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority wrote to each of Australia’s home lenders asking them to make...
Business + Economy
3
minutes
Woolworths

Coles and Woolworths are moving to robot warehouses and on-demand labour...

By Lauren Kate Kelly, RMIT University As lockdowns continue across Australia, many households are doing something they may not have considered just 18 months ago:...
Business + Economy
5
minutes
Video streaming services | Shutterstock

The more video streaming services we get, the more we’ll turn...

By Paul Crosby, Macquarie University and Jordi McKenzie, Macquarie University With the launch of the Paramount+, Australian consumers of video streaming are arguably drowning in...
Business + Economy
4
minutes