Download IPFS The Australian Computer Society warns that a digital skills shortage affecting 150,000 businesses could cost the economy AUD $134 billion, urging swift adoption of a national tech skills framework. A critical shortage of digital skills is undermining approximately 150,000 Australian businesses, according to the Australian Computer Society (ACS),[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australia’s trade surplus in goods expanded significantly to AUD 5.37 billion in June 2025, up from a revised AUD 1.60 billion in May and surpassing market expectations of AUD 2.5 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This marked the largest surplus since March 2025, fueled[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs, implemented on August 7, 2025, have placed a 10% baseline tariff on Australian goods exported to the United States (US), as confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), positioning Australia among the least affected trading partners. The tariffs, part of[Read More…]

Download IPFS Prominent Australian businessman Mark Bouris has raised alarms over the escalating cost of living, attributing much of the burden to excessive government regulations and a rapidly changing job market. Speaking on Sky News on August 7, 2025, Bouris argued that heavy-handed policies from the Albanese Government are stifling[Read More…]