Consumer Confidence Rises After Hitting A 15 Month Low
Consumer confidence across Australia increase by 2.2 percent after previously dropping to its lowest level since October 2020. While respondents’ confidence in ‘current financial conditions’ jumped by 6.3 percent. According to a recently published survey undertaken by ANZ and Roy Morgan, this uptick pushed consumer confidence slightly above neutral at 100.1 for the week of […]
Online Sales for Myer Increase By 54 Percent
As Australia continues to tackle its current wave of the Omicron covid variant, online sales for retailer Myer increased by 54 percent. In-store sales were hampered significantly however, overall sales had actually improved in the five months before January. Total sales for the five months ending the 1st January 2022 were 12.3 percent higher than […]
The City of Melbourne Is Asking For More Government Support To Help Businesses
The City of Melbourne is asking for the introduction of another round of federal government support to help struggling businesses and to offer incentives to boost sales. This follows the release of a recently published survey by the Melbourne City Council outlined that three in four businesses are struggling to survive the current Omicron outbreak. […]
Reasons To Consider Changing Your Accountant
If you find yourself in a situation where you feel like your accountant is doing the bare minimum, it might be time to find a new accountant. You might not realise it but there is a possibly that you might not be getting good value for money and it might be a good idea to […]
Victorian Government Joins Forces with Supermarkets to Tackle Workforce Shortages
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that the Victorian Government will be joining forcing with leading supermarket chains to fill workforce shortages by linking thousands of Victorian based jobseekers with food retailers. After announcing the campaign earlier this month, Jobs Victoria can reveal that they have already received more than 2,000 Victorian jobseekers expressing their […]
Consumer Confidence in Australia Drops to A Three Decade Low
As the number of covid-19 cases continue to rise across Australia, customers are avoiding spending as much money as possible. This is despite the fact that Australia ended 2021 on an economic high. However, according to research compiled by ANZ and Roy Morgan, Australia’s consumer sentiment dropped this month as concerns about the explosion in […]
South Australia Unemployment Rate Drops to Its Lowest Level Since 1978
The unemployment rate in South Australia has dropped to an unprecedented record low of 3.9 percent for the month of December 2021. These figures provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demonstrate that the current jobless rate in South Australia is the lowest it has ever been since monthly records commenced in 1978. “South […]
Russian Government Proposes Ban on The Mining and Use of Cryptocurrencies
The central bank of Russia is proposing the ban the countries citizens from using and mining cryptocurrency on Russian territory. This is due to the banks fears that it is a threat to the financial stability, citizens wellbeing and its monetary policy sovereignty. The announcement means that Russia is the latest country to discuss their […]
Job Vacancies Across Australia Reach a Record High
Data collected in the weeks leading up to the current outbreak of the Omicron variant has highlighted that job vacancies in Australia are at a level that’s higher than ever before. The recently published figures complied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), illustrate that the number of vacancies reached fresh highs in November 2021. […]
Tips for Businesses Who Are Wanting To Become More Environmentally Friendly
Over the past decade there has been a huge push from customers in regards to wanting to be more conscious of the environment. Both businesses and customers are becoming more aware of their impact on the world, and are deciding to do more to take action by focusing on reducing emissions and limiting carbon footprints. […]
