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For some customers, loyalty programs provide clear financial benefits through discounts or points. But emotional benefits – such as feeling valued – also matter.
Australian households are taking on much bigger mortgages than they were 15 years ago. And our incomes haven’t kept up, either.
The RBA will get one more inflation reading before it meets again on rates.
The challenge is whether the RBA can bring inflation under control without causing a recession.
Across all jobs – from managers and professionals to labourers – a study found Indigenous workers earn an average of 15.9% less per hour than all workers.
A new study suggests making cigarettes cheaper would risk making smoking-related poverty in Australia worse overall, given it could lead to more people smoking.
Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
Australians use debit and credit cards to pay for almost three out of four payments. Here’s what will soon change for shoppers and businesses.
AI agents are starting to transform procurement overseas. For isolated, trade-dependent New Zealand, they could offer a powerful tool against disruption.
The jobless rate hasn’t been this high since November 2021. But this is why it’s unlikely to stop the Reserve Bank from lifting interest rates next Tuesday.
The high cost of housing is also keeping half of young adults up to age 29 living with their parents.
Almost 50% of workers in the latest HILDA survey feel overeducated – which can make people more likely to feel bored at work, underpaid or more likely to quit.
New research suggests upcoming housing investor taxes will have a less dramatic impact than many fear. But some, especially retired investors, will be worse off.
Expecting backpackers to work in tough conditions for months, only to be entered into an uncertain visa ballot, is a gamble for farmers and regional communities.
The election has produced competing prescriptions for NZ’s grocery market – each targets a different barrier to genuine competition.
The report counts on a lot of factors turning out for the best: AI boosting economic growth and global warming meeting the Paris goals for a start.
Opportunity’s ‘citizen’s income’ policy would do the least for the worst off, and retains many of the current system’s targeting complexities.
In a hostile trading world, mid-sized nations are forging new relationships. Canada has the right idea.
Most career changers rely on their networks to move to a new industry, new research shows.
Trusting AI too blindly could end up costing you money – and see your legal case dismissed.
This year’s El Niño is likely to be the strongest on record. That would boost some fruit supplies – but it could also push up wheat, sugar and beef prices.
Almost one in seven jobs in Nepal rely on tourism. Travellers need to consider these things before planning a return to Nepal.
The rush to build data centres brings investment and the promise of a sophisticated digital economy. But it also creates new pressure on housing and skilled workers.
Reducing the number of people on student and graduate visas may reduce migration numbers, but it could also weaken demand for Australian goods and services.