Planet debt

Inflation, war, recession and post-pandemic debt means the risk of nations defaulting on their debts is climbing the World Economic Forum’s watch list for 2023.

The big tech slowdown

Major technology companies have sacked 85,000 workers so far in 2023. Kate Bettes asks UNSW Professor Barney Tan what this means for the industry – and the wider economy.

Is your side hustle worth it?

The return of inflation and the rise of the gig economy means that many Australians are taking a second job to make ends meet, but how much are they really benefitting?

The return of industrial action?

Rising inflation and stagnant wages are increasing the number of strikes across the country as workers begin to agitate for more rights and better renumeration at the workplace.

Are Australians breaking up with casual work?

More casual jobs are becoming available as hospitality and other sectors open back up, but will casual employees be willing to return to a working situation that treated them so poorly in the pandemic?

Facebook steps into the “metaverse”

Is Facebook’s recent rebranding as “meta” merely a rebranding to draw attention from its questionable business ethics?

The “new normal” of post-COVID workplaces

Many organisations will retain hybrid working to improve collaboration, communication, productivity and innovation as COVID restrictions ease.

Should business encourage vaccinations?

As Australia edges closer to the vaccination targets required to open the economy and international borders, big businesses have been stepping up but is it their role to do so?

Building trust when the message keeps changing

Restrictions on Sydney’s hardest hit areas continue to tighten amid signs the State government’s ever evolving messages – from no lockdown to harsh lockdown – are falling on deaf ears. How can our leaders get their message across when that message keeps changing?