Demand for new workers has cooled for the fifth quarter in a row, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) jobs vacancy data. The report, released Thursday, covers the three months to August, and shows there were 390,000 job vacancies in that quarter — down 38,000 from May.Continue Reading
Australians have turned off the tap on spending despite lowering inflation, with even mid-year sales not enough to boost retail turnover. Retail turnover fell 0.8 per cent in June 2023, according to figures released on Friday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The recent figures reversed a 0.8 perContinue Reading
The number of sexual assaults recorded by police went up three per cent over one year, with most victim-survivors who reported the crime being female, new statistics have revealed. Property crime, which includes burglaries, were up for the second year in a row, according to the Recorded Crime – VictimsContinue Reading
Retail trade was flat in February, rising just 0.2 per cent according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), off the back of a 1.8 per cent rise in January. The Retail Trade report, released on Tuesday morning, shows an increase of 6.4 per cent whenContinue Reading
Cultivating a “capsule wardrobe” could save the average Australian hundreds of dollars a year, while also benefiting the planet. The concept of having only a small selection of essential and timeless clothing items that complement each other is gaining steam amid heightened concerns about the fashion industry’s environmental impact. FashionContinue Reading