Record number of Australians turn to side hustles for an income boost

Aleks Nikolic works full time as a lawyer. Aleks Nikolic says she seized on a "beautiful moment" during the pandemic when it felt like everyone was thinking about investing and other ways to increase their income and wealth. "That's what our members are telling us; that there's an inherent flexibility in the system," Small Business Council CEO Alexi Boyd says. "We're in a place in society where Instagram — and social media in general — is no longer about glossy, manufactured content," Ms Nikolic says, "it's about people being real." "Certainly for the professional industries, or people who are looking at that work-life balance, it's definitely an option to set up your own business," Ms Boyd says.