The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has reported receiving more than 76,000 cybercrime reports in 2020-21, up almost 13 per cent, or one report every seven minutes.
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Less than 24 hours after the Federal Budget warned on rising price pressures, official figures showed that in the September quarter Australia recorded its highest annual inflation rate for more than 30 years.
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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used his first Budget speech to flag major reforms to restore the nation’s fiscal buffers amid the challenges of soaring energy prices and rising inflation.
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Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite has used a cyber industry conference to remind the defence sector of the growing threat of cyber attacks.
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On November 8, US voters head to the ballot box for the mid-term elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Defence Minister Richard Marles has flagged a major overhaul of spending controls in Defence projects, citing significant schedule delays and budget variations.
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Australia’s inflation rate remains persistently above the six per cent mark, according to latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed that the Federal Budget deficit for 2021-22 will be slashed by almost $50 billion on the pre-election estimate of $79.8 billion, thanks to ongoing strong export commodity prices and low unemployment.
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A record 6.5 per cent of all employed people, or around 900,000 people, held multiple jobs in the June quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Australia’s economy has withstood pandemic disruptions and rising consumer costs to record real annual GDP growth of 3.6 per cent in 2021-22, with economic growth of 0.9 per cent in the June quarter.
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Australia will immediately raise the annual level of permanent planned migration to 195,000 (from 160,000) to address critical skills shortages, in one of the major outcomes from the Jobs and Skills Summit.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked his first 100 days in office, vowing to build a strong-growth, fair-wage and high productivity economy to deliver the next generation of prosperity for Australians.
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Australian business and the general public can thank the Federal politicians of the late 1960s and 1970s for their openness and willingness to embrace and promote a major reform.
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A total of 20,000 additional university places will be funded by the Albanese Government, in a bid to tackle skills shortages in areas such as education, health, engineering, and technology.
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Energy ministers from Federal, state and territory jurisdictions have agreed to strengthen regulations to increase energy supply across Australia.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles have announced a Defence Strategic Review to assess the nation’s Defence preparedness and mobilisation needs to 2032-33.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has again warned that the Federal Government would use the October Budget to make hard decisions necessary for “responsible budget repair”.
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Federal Parliament resumes today (July 26), with the new Albanese Labor Government committing to introduce at least 18 pieces of legislation in the first sitting week.
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Australia and US have formally agreed to develop and deploy a range of clean energy technologies in their commitment to the Paris Agreement and pursuit of targets for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has formally announced his Jobs and Skills Summit, to be held in early September and attended by employers, unions and government representatives.
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