Australian businesses risk losing more than AU$3 billion a year to payment failures

New research from FreedomPay reveals Australian shoppers give businesses just five minutes to fix payment failures before walking awaySydney, Australia, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment ...
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Pauline’s migration plan would ‘kill the Australian economy’

One Nation’s plan to slash migration by more than 750,000 over three years would “kill the economy”, a cabinet minister has warned. The government, opposition and farmers and business groups have all ...
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Australia's first-quarter economic growth misses estimates, expanding 1.3% from a year earlier

Australia's economy grew less than expected in the first quarter this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed rates to its lowest level in two years at its last meeting in May. Inflation in the ...
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Australia's economic path a hard slog for young workers

Future Australians can expect longer lives and higher living standards, but only if the nation makes the most of rapid ...

Australia’s economy expands 0.4% in Q2, topping estimates as annual growth eases to 2.1%

The Australian economy expanded by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from a 0.3% growth ...
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Trade war, economic crisis and the Australian election

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Donald Trump, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton [Photo by X/@AlboMP, AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Facebook/Peter Dutton/] Elections in ...
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Workplace gender segregation ‘a handbrake’ on Australia economy, new report finds

Government agency Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) reported Thursday that entrenched gender segregation in Australia’s labor market is holding back productivity and worsening long-term income ...

Deeper migration cuts ‘absolutely diabolical’ for Australia: Treasurer

CANBERRA, Australia — Deeper cuts to migration, called for by the Coalition and One Nation, would be “absolutely diabolical” ...
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Australian Budget Mixes Economic Reform With Fuel Security, Spending Cuts

SYDNEY—The Australian government’s latest budget contains tentative steps toward long-awaited economic reform, while providing cost-of-living relief and boosting fuel security as the Iran war ...
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US Adoption of Australia’s Superannuation System: Key Risks and Opportunities

When President Donald Trump told reporters in December 2025 that his administration was looking "very seriously" at Australia’s retirement savings system, he gave new political energy to a debate that ...
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International Monetary Fund points to ‘ambitious reform’ in Aussie economy

Explaining its latest report card on the Australian economy on Thursday, IMF mission chief Paulo Medas said the changes to capital gains and negative gearing taxes would be gradual because of the way ...
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Australian central bank cuts interest rates amid global economic turmoil

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board yesterday cut its official cash rate by 25 basis points for the second time in three months, reflecting growing concern in the financial elite about the ...