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Will Australia and Japan’s military treaty emerge as a threat to Chi...

Highlights Australia's military fortunes are expected to shine brighter following the signing of a significant defence treaty between Australia and...

Australia in dire need of skilled, unskilled workers: NAB Report

Highlights Australia is facing the problem of acute labour shortage. Research by the banking giant National Australia Bank (NAB) indicates that ar...

Job ads tumble as Omicron fears lurk in the background

Rising job advertisements were hailed as one of the key forces behind buoyant expectations for the economy in 2022. After rising for two consecutive m...

Australia loses ‘unprecedented’ number of foreign diplomats in pande...

A 51-page incoming operational transient for Dfat’s (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) new secretary, Kathryn Campbell, reveals a fall in...

“50 Cognitive Biases” for the young: Elon Musk

What is a mind? Scientists are still working to decipher the enigma of the human conscious and subconscious mind. Suppose you ask what the most intri...

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of criminal fraud

Elizabeth Holmes, the 37-year-old founder of Theranos, is now a convicted fraudster. The famous youngest female billionaire of America, Holmes was fou...

Evergrande shares suspended from trading in Hong Kong: What we need...

Chinese real estate giant Evergrande suspended the trading of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday (January 3). In a release to the Ho...

Sydney home prices witness rise of AU$1000 each day in 2021

Highlights Property consultant CoreLogic reveals that Sydney home prices saw a rise of AU$1000 each day in 2021. The figures indicated that Canber...

Six economic factors to keep an eye on in 2022

Highlights  Experts are slightly less fearful of the potential impact of the pandemic on the economy, even as the new Omicron variant lurks in...

Five work-life resolutions to swear by for a Zen-like 2022

Living through the pandemic has felt a lot like going to a war – and, for better or worse, the world will never be the same again. The last two...

Major events to watch in 2022 

Highlights Some pathbreaking developments occurred in 2021, including the metaverse and booming cryptocurrency investments. Higher regulation can...

Will Metaverse change the travel industry in 2022?

The world is transforming at a fast pace. The work culture, social gatherings, business trips, everything has drastically changed; thanks to the COVID...

Five books every investor should read in 2022!

Highlights There is one thing common among the top investors of today: the habit of reading. People aspiring to make progress in the investment wo...

Household savings led to a strong housing market: Corelogic 

Highlights  Home values in Melbourne have declined by 0.10%. According to CoreLogic, in just 12 months starting from November end of 2020, re...

China hikes import quota for Australian wool

Highlights Beijing has fixed its import quota for Australian wool at 40,203 tonnes for 2022, increasing from 38,288 tonnes a year earlier. Beijing...

Apple vs Meta

Highlights Apple have incentivised their top engineers in silicon design, hardware and software by offering them restricted stock units While Meta...

US stocks retreat after jobless claims data

Benchmark US indices closed in the red on Thursday, December 30, after the latest labor data showed the first-time unemployment benefits claims declin...

South-Australia's govt approves A$2.3B power interconnector between...

Highlights South Australian government has granted environmental approval to the AU$2.3 billion power cable between SA and NSW. The Project Energy...

Elon Musk quotes William Shakespeare when asked about Bitcoin’s crea...

Highlights Elon Musk stated that he agrees with the widespread belief that cryptocurrency expert Nick Szabo, the man behind Bitgold, might be Satos...

Russia says its Nord Stream 2 pipelines will stabilise gas prices

Highlights Russia says that its Nord Stream 2 pipelines are on track with the completion of filling the second pipe with gas. It is alleged that t...