Business & Economics

Business & Economics

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Feeling underqualified can be a superpower (or a potential trap)

New research finds that feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behaviour – depending on one psychological factor

Politics & Society

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Research

Soaring petrol prices are hurting more than your wallet

For car-dependent Australians, petrol isn't just a household expense, it's a lifeline. As the fuel crisis deepens, rising prices don't just strain budgets, they hit our wellbeing hard

Business & Economics

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Research

How Indigenous business enterprise is rewriting Australian economics

Indigenous businesses employ 135,000 people and provide one in five jobs for Aboriginal workers – but is government procurement policy missing the mark?

Business & Economics

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Research

Stressed and rushed? Your decisions might suffer

New research reveals how the combination of stress and time pressure can wreak havoc on our ability to make good choices

Business & Economics

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Analysis

It may be a cost-of-living Christmas but there’s hope for 2026

As many of us struggle through the expensive holiday period, it seems financial relief may be coming – but perhaps not as swiftly as we want

Business & Economics

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Opinion

Why limiting supermarket prices could end up costing Australians more

Australia's proposed grocery pricing laws aim to ease cost-of-living pressures, but they might raise prices for the very consumers they're meant to protect

Sciences & Technology

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Research

Australia’s vast savannas are changing, and AI is showing us how

AI can now predict the future of Australia’s vast savannas, forecasting wildfire risks and ecosystem changes years ahead

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

‘Stakeholder’ should not be a dirty word in the arts

Taking lessons in stakeholder engagement from the business and government sectors can strengthen arts organisations and bring them close to their communities

Business & Economics

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Special Report

The evolution of retirement living

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey shows that living circumstances in retirement have changed over time, but social connections are generally strong

Business & Economics

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Special Report

Is this the golden age of retirement?

The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey shows we’re retiring later, but healthier and wealthier