Sabra Lane: As fresh evidence, working women are bearing the brunt of Australia's struggling economy. The Financy Women's Index, which tracks financial gender inequality every quarter, shows the number of hours women worked slipped compared with men. Stephanie Smail: Bianca Hartge-Hazelman says women are more likely to work part-time or casually, which can make them vulnerable to losing shifts or …
Rachel Mealey: Hello welcome to PM. David Taylor: Former Labor climate minister, Greg Combay, who was appointed Future Fund Chairman by Dr Chalmers in January, welcomes the government's idea and says it aligns with the fund's thinking. Assoc Prof Vanessa Teague: There's a vague kind of idea that social media providers should take reasonable steps to exclude people under 16. …
Rachel Mealey: Donald Trump will swing into office with a big and bold economic agenda, and economists say Australia will feel its effects both positive and negative. David Taylor: Specifically, Donald Trump's promising tax-free tipping at hospitality venues, abolishing tax on Social Security payments and shaving corporations tax. David Taylor: That's because Donald Trump is also proposing new tariffs of …
The Reserve Bank board will announce its interest rate decision today at 2:30 AEDT. "I think that reinforces just how sensitive Australian households are to RBA policy, because unlike in countries like the US, mortgage interest rates in Australia key directly off the cash rate," he explains. "One possible piece of good news from further aggressive rate hikes this year …
