economy of the country
Qantas fined $250,000, convicted for standing down a worker concerned about COVID-19 at beginning of pandemic
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/nsw-qantas-ruling-worker-sacked-covid-fine-convicted/103552378
International tourist figures still millions below pre-COVID levels as slow recovery continues
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-17/tourism-stats-below-pre-covid/103729066
Take a look back at Colchester businesses through the years: AS with any town or city, Colchester has seen a large number of businesses come and go over the ...
gazette-news.co.uk/news/24235505.take-look-back-colchester-businesses-years/
Fares fall as Australian air travel returns to pre-Covid capacity, Flight Centre says
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/13/fares-fall-as-australian-air-travel-returns-to-pre-covid-capacity-flight-centre-says
Measles alert for Sydney as experts call for improvement in indoor air quality : Health authorities also warn RSV, flu and whooping cough cases on the rise ...
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/31/measles-alert-for-sydney-as-experts-call-for-improvement-in-indoor-air-quality
There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID: Pandemic-era changes have helped more women come off the sidelines.
axios.com/2024/03/08/women-workforce-labor
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
- International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.
- Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.
- Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.
- Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
Year everyone will finally get a pay bump: Today’s challenging economic times have exacerbated generational fault lines to a degree arguably not seen since the ...
news.com.au/finance/money/costs/the-year-australians-will-finally-get-a-decent-pay-rise/news-story/24d3ec8505daa70b08efd11f787d8b39
There are more women in the global workforce now than before COVID: Pandemic-era changes have helped more women come off the sidelines.
axios.com/2024/03/08/women-workforce-labor
ATO chases small businesses for $34b in debt, insolvencies tipped to hit post GFC levels
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-18/ato-chases-small-business-debts-insolvencies-to-hit-gfc-levels/103583512
Qantas Profit Falls on Spending to Restore Image, Easing Fares: Qantas Airways Ltd. said first-half profit declined as airfares fell from their post-Covid spike ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/qantas-profit-falls-as-airfares-ease-from-post-covid-boom
Quick Glance: Qantas Boosts Fleet and Service Investment
- Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson focuses on investing in planes and customer service for increased returns.
- First-half profits declined by 13%, prompting increased capital expenditure and aircraft orders.
- The company aims to improve international earnings margins and customer divisions.
- Qantas is gearing up to introduce wi-fi on international flights by year-end.
O-week brings back a buzz, but where are all the university bars?: Just three Melbourne unis still have a dedicated campus bar. But will 2024 bring campuses back ...
theage.com.au/education/o-week-brings-back-a-buzz-but-where-are-all-the-university-bars-20231013-p5ec42.html
Cost-conscious Chinese tourists skip Australia for visa-free countries in Southeast Asia
scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3252686/cost-conscious-chinese-tourists-skip-australia-visa-free-countries-southeast-asia
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Tripling of costs hits Suffolk Show organisers' bottom line: Suffolk Show organisers at Trinity Park, Ipswich, faced a year of "significant" financial ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24131901.tripling-costs-hits-suffolk-show-organisers-bottom-line/
Gloucester: Covid memorial designs called 'embarrassing': The final designs of a memorial to those who died have been described as an "insult".
bbc.com/news/articles/cljp05kx13ro
Variant ‘on way’: Barbadians are being told to brace for the inevitability of the highly transmissible strain of COVID-19, JN.1, reaching this country’s shores ...
nationnews.com/2023/12/28/variant-on-way/
2023 was the Great Tightening as life and choices got harder for most: This was the year we got shock and more. While 2023 saw continued freedom from COVID ...
abc.net.au/news/2023-12-26/2023-was-the-great-tightening-as-life-and-our-choices-got-harder/103248630
How Hong Kong Fell Behind in 2023, With Stocks and IPOs Down, Housing Slowdown: It was supposed to be the year Hong Kong rebounded onto the world stage ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-18/hong-kong-comeback-story-turns-into-terrible-year-for-investors
A dramatic increase in child-care costs since the pandemic is forcing parents to find new ways of making ends meet, from working part time at a daycare for a ... Show more trib.al/xmzqnXc
Australian court finds Carnival misled about cruise's COVID risks in landmark ruling
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-court-finds-carnival-misled-about-cruises-covid-risks-landmark-ruling-2023-10-25/
Australian Medical Association accuses premiers of ‘actively undermining’ health officials’ response to Covid pandemic
theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/16/australian-medical-association-accuses-premiers-of-actively-undermining-health-officials-response-to-covid-pandemic
Trading platforms look to entice new investors as COVID boom fades: Share-trading platforms are adding features to win a greater share of the slowing number of ...
smh.com.au/money/investing/trading-platforms-look-to-entice-new-investors-as-covid-boom-fades-20231130-p5eo2i.html
'Not just the lungs': Ben spent four weeks in a coma and needed a liver transplant after contracting COVID-19
9news.com.au/national/not-just-the-lungs-ben-spent-4-weeks-in-a-coma-and-needed-a-liver-transplant-after-contracting-covid19/28e3c8f4-9eb0-4cbf-a0d2-7434eadf54b7
Other people’s houses: Every one was once brand new: A COVID walking stickybeak turned social media phenomenon has now become a celebration of Australian ...
smh.com.au/national/other-people-s-houses-every-one-was-once-brand-new-20231126-p5emuq.html
Singapore Airlines increase frequency into Perth: Singapore Airlines is ramping up its operations at Perth Airport, signalling a return to its pre-Covid flight ...
aviation24.be/airlines/singapore-airlines/singapore-airlines-increase-frequency-into-perth/
Qantas guilty of unlawfully standing down safety representative: The airline has been found to have breached work, health and safety laws after it stood down an ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-guilty-of-unlawfully-standing-down-safety-representative-20231116-p5eke5.html
Alan Joyce should depart Qantas now, before he does more brand damage: It’s often said that a company board’s most important job is to appoint a CEO. However ...
smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/alan-joyce-should-depart-qantas-now-before-he-does-more-brand-damage-20230831-p5e11b.html
Quick Glance: Alan Joyce should leave Qantas now
- It's time for Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to go.
- The public fury towards the airline under Joyce and the breach of trust regarding the refunding of COVID flight credits has reached a deafening crescendo.
- The Qantas board can ask Joyce to leave earlier if they want to.
- Vanessa Hudson was appointed as Alan Joyce's successor in May.
No apologies from Joyce for Qantas’ super profit: Regardless of whether travellers see Qantas’ $2.5 billion profit as rudely excessive, its boss Alan Joyce isn’t ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/no-apologies-from-joyce-for-qantas-super-profit-20230824-p5dz6e.html
Quick Glance: Qantas achieves $1.74 billion profit, first annual profit since COVID-19
- Qantas reported a post-tax statutory profit of $1.74 billion and an underlying profit before tax of $2.47 billion.
- The last time Qantas Group posted a full-year profit was in the 2018-2019 financial year, accumulating around $7 billion in losses due to COVID-19 challenges.
- Outgoing Qantas CEO Alan Joyce stated that the financial position would enable Qantas to purchase more aircraft, support staff, and enhance the customer experience.
- Qantas highlighted improved operational performance and customer satisfaction, achieving the best on-time performance among major domestic airlines for 11 out of 12 months and Jetstar returning to pre-COVID levels.
Virgin passenger can’t get his $22k back: A Queensland man who booked a dream holiday to the US with his family just before Covid has been told he’s not getting ...
news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/passengers-threeyear-22113-battle-with-virgin-australia/news-story/c825c8a5799b3f19df07a02e87e7905c
James Corden Returns to Talk — Via New Weekly SiriusXM Interview Show: Six months after leaving late night, James Corden has signed on to host the SiriusXM ...
variety.com/2023/tv/news/james-corden-siriusxm-podcast-interview-show-1235780330/
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Carnival Was Negligent in Covid Outbreak on Cruise Ship, Court Rules: An Australian judge found that the cruise company and a subsidiary “breached their duty of ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/25/world/australia/carnival-cruise-covid-ruby-princess.html
Life after Boris Johnson — what Dominic Cummings did next: Boris Johnson’s former right-hand man has hidden himself away on the Holy Island to work on evidence ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/dominic-cummings-covid-inquiry-boris-johnson-lindisfarne-xn3lfx7wc
Paid articlePaid Crown Resorts posts $199m loss as $3b expense bill wipes out profits: The casino giant’s profits have been wiped out for the third year in a row ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/crown-resorts-posts-199m-loss-as-massive-expenses-wipe-out-profits-20231025-p5ef2i.html
New data shows entire industry on the brink: The number of business insolvencies surged to its highest level since 2015 in the three months to September 30 ...
news.com.au/finance/business/other-industries/construction-industry-hit-hard-as-insolvencies-soar/news-story/88719e01ad6c31d0efec62ead00b7757
Plymouth Covid latest as rates are high but starting to fall: In Plymouth, the latest Covid rates are at 42.2 per 100,000, which is inside the top 10 nationwide ...
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-covid-latest-rates-high-8833338
Aldi makes big checkout change that’s easy to miss: A change first seen Down Under now appears to be rolling out in the UK
gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/aldi-makes-huge-checkout-change-8795245
Virgin quietly makes a big change: Virgin Australia passengers have won in their battle to have Covid flight credits extended.
news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/virgin-australia-extends-covid-flight-credit-expiry-date/news-story/2405d332cfe64a2fc35d1dae1de6d3bc
Dark Mofo is just the start of a cancellation-fest: The festival model is unsustainable in the current economic climate, but we can’t just let these events ...
theage.com.au/national/dark-mofo-is-just-the-start-of-a-cancellation-fest-20230924-p5e763.html
Anthony Fauci on Australia’s COVID response, AI and the next pandemic: The man who became the face of the US coronavirus response says the real global death toll ...
smh.com.au/national/anthony-fauci-on-australia-s-covid-response-ai-and-the-next-pandemic-20230727-p5drm8.html
Quick Glance: Anthony Fauci on Australia's COVID Response, AI, and the Next Pandemic
- Fauci emphasizes the importance of responsible use of artificial intelligence in predicting future variants of COVID-19 and other problematic diseases.
- After 54 years with the National Institutes of Health and 38 years as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Fauci retired from public service in December.
- As the face of America's pandemic response, Fauci diplomatically corrected false claims made by former President Donald Trump on hydroxychloroquine, vaccine progress, and the comparative dangers of coronavirus and the flu.
- Fauci warns against the politics of divisiveness and praises the contributions of Australian scientists to global efforts in fighting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
China Services Activity Slows in Worrying Sign for Economy: A private survey of China’s services sector showed activity expanded at the slowest rate this year in ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-05/china-services-activity-eases-in-knock-to-recovery-survey-shows
Quick Glance: ASEAN Summit: China-US Rivalry Overshadows the Region
- ASEAN welcomes world leaders to address China-US rivalry
- ASEAN summit in Indonesia with US Vice President Harris and Chinese Premier Li
- Discussion on upholding international rules and China's claims in the South China Sea
- ASEAN's credibility is at stake
Qantas loses court fight over Covid lockdown layoffs: The ruling leaves the door open for hefty compensation despite the ‘commercial imperatives’ defence.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2023/09/13/qantas-loses-court-fight-over-covid-lockdown-layoffs/
'Objectively unethical': Nurse who tampered with COVID-19 vaccines guilty of misconduct
9news.com.au/national/nsw-nurse-who-tampered-with-covid-vaccines-guilty-of-misconduct/e35cd841-327f-4312-ad46-cc659a7eecf9
Qantas to scrap COVID-19 refund expiry date: The consumer watchdog also launched a court case against the airline over allegations it falsely advertised 8000 ...
smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-to-scrap-covid-19-refund-expiry-date-20230831-p5e0uy.html
Quick Glance: Qantas under fire for 'ghost flights' allegations
- Qantas is facing allegations of selling tickets for flights that had already been cancelled.
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims that Qantas sold tickets for thousands of such 'ghost' flights.
- Qantas allegedly sold tickets for 8000 flights scheduled between May and July last year, despite the flights already being cancelled.
- The ACCC alleges that for about 70 percent of cancelled flights, Qantas either continued to sell tickets for at least two days or delayed informing existing ticket holders about the cancellation for at least two days, or both.
Qantas to scrap COVID-19 refund expiry date: The consumer watchdog also launched a court case against the airline over allegations it falsely advertised 8000 ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-to-scrap-covid-19-refund-expiry-date-20230831-p5e0uy.html
Quick Glance: ACCC sues Qantas over sale of cancelled flights; airline removes refund deadline
- Consumer watchdog files lawsuit against Qantas for falsely advertising 8000 cancelled flights.
- Qantas continued selling tickets for flights it had already cancelled for weeks.
- In 70% of cancelled flights, tickets were sold for at least two days after the cancellation.
- Qantas has removed the refund deadline to restore customer confidence.
Ground down: Australia coffee shops an early inflation casualty: The cost of serving up a sandwich with a cup of coffee has hit the roof across Australia's ...
reuters.com/business/ground-down-australia-coffee-shops-an-early-inflation-casualty-2023-07-10/
Quick Glance: Australian Coffee Shops Struggle Amid Inflation
- Cost of popular café orders increased by 17% in the past 2 years - Reuters
- Food service industry considered riskiest in Australia - CreditorW
What will it take to get Australian air fares down?: A perfect storm of factors have sent ticket prices soaring – but there are ways they could be brought back ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/07/what-will-it-take-to-get-australian-air-fares-down
Global Economy Latest: Are Central Banks Done Raising Rates: I’m Malcolm Scott, international economics enterprise editor in Sydney. Today I’m revisiting a ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-29/global-economy-latest-are-central-banks-done-raising-rates
Qantas faces class action over pandemic travel credits treated as ‘$1bn in interest-free loans’
theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/21/qantas-faces-class-action-over-pandemic-travel-credits-treated-as-1bn-in-interest-free-loans
5 things to keep in mind when choosing a core banking system: Some banks are gravitating toward API connectivity to build an "ecosystem of applications ...
americanbanker.com/list/5-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-choosing-a-core-banking-system
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce Leaves as Post-Covid Supercharges Travel: Alan Joyce is bowing out at Qantas Airways Ltd. with an unprecedented cash splurge ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-24/it-s-raining-cash-at-qantas-in-supercharged-post-covid-era
Qantas books bumper US$1.1bil profit after Covid turbulence: It capped a major financial rebound following drastic restructuring and job cuts at the height of ...
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2023/08/24/qantas-books-bumper-us1-1bil-profit-after-covid-turbulence/
Light and Shade, Empathy and Anger: Cable Ties Sound Liberated on Third Album: Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cable-ties-all-her-plans-interview-49443/
Virgin Australia’s first-ever link between Cairns and Tokyo-Haneda has taken off, marking the end of a three-year-long saga after COVID-19 threw a spanner into ... Show more www.pointhacks.com.au/news/virgin-australia-cairns-tokyo-2023/
China’s Second-Quarter G.D.P. Shows Post-Covid Rebound Faltered: Government data shows gross domestic product growth slowed in the second quarter from earlier in ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/16/business/economy/china-gdp-q2.html
Quick Glance: China's Economy Loses Momentum in Q2
- The challenges faced by the world's second-largest economy will increase global growth pressure and intensify calls for additional stimulus measures from Beijing, more than six months after China eased strict Covid-19 controls.
- In the second quarter, the economy grew by 6.3 percent year-on-year due to a low-base effect from last year when major cities like Shanghai were under extended lockdown.
- The Reuters poll had predicted a growth rate of 7.3 percent.
Some people never get COVID symptoms. We may finally know why: UCSF researchers have found a genetic mutation that could partly explain why some people are ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/people-never-get-covid-symptoms-finally-know-18208781.php
Placing Covid-19 in history: FROM IRMA WATI NGADIMON PhD Candidate Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences Monash University Malaysia Selangor
thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2023/07/26/placing-covid-19-in-history
Aussie bound Indian travellers to surpass 400K figure in 2023: Tourism Australia: Australia hosted 3,75,500 travellers from India in the 12-month period ended ...
deccanherald.com/business/business-news/aussie-bound-indian-travellers-to-surpass-400k-figure-in-2023-tourism-australia-1240304.html
So, you want to be the RBA governor. Are you sure?: Everyone has an opinion on who should head the Reserve Bank. But what sort of skills do you need to run the ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/so-you-want-to-be-the-rba-governor-are-you-sure-20230707-p5dmgl.html
Japan emerges from recession on post-COVID consumer rebound: Japan's economy emerged from recession and grew faster than expected in the first quarter as a ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/japan-economy-expands-more-than-expected-post-covid-spending-2023-05-17/
Long Covid support group established in Fareham - here is when you can attend: It is estimated that 1.9m people are living with long Covid in the UK – and ...
portsmouth.co.uk/health/long-covid-support-group-established-in-fareham-here-is-when-you-can-attend-4213512
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Retailers glad for boost to South Dunedin shopping: South Dunedin retailers are watching the redevelopment of the former Wolfenden & Russell site along with the ...
odt.co.nz/business/retailers-glad-boost-south-dunedin-shopping
Plan your Pride in London weekend with our handy guide - CityAM: With Covid officially over this year's Pride annual celebration of London’s thriving LGBT ...
cityam.com/plan-your-pride-in-london-weekend-with-our-handy-guide/
Qantas urges Aussie travellers to use up COVID credits or get a refund: Australia’s biggest carrier is hoping customers will use COVID-19 credits to book travel ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-urges-aussie-travellers-to-use-up-covid-credits-or-get-a-refund-20230625-p5dja7.html
Qantas extends COVID credits indefinitely, offers cash refunds - Point Hacks: Qantas COVID flight credits expire by the end of 2023 – but if you use them now ...
pointhacks.com.au/news/qantas-covid-credits/
ABC’s sacked Probyn gets a shoutout on Canberra’s night of nights: ABC presenter Jane Norman risked her bosses’ ire with a Midwinter Ball tribute to the ...
theage.com.au/national/abc-s-sacked-probyn-gets-a-shoutout-on-canberra-s-night-of-nights-20230621-p5didm.html
How a farming community pulled together to help Malton Show mount a spectacular post-Covid comeback
yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/how-a-farming-community-pulled-together-to-help-malton-show-mount-a-spectacular-post-covid-comeback-4185312
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Australian economy grew 0.2% in first three months of the year, the slowest since Covid lockdowns
theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/07/australian-economy-grew-02-in-first-three-months-of-the-year-the-slowest-since-covid-lockdowns
Qantas’ massive sale on over 700,000 fares: Qantas has just announced it will drop the price on more than 700,000 fares throughout Australia.
news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/qantas-massive-sale-on-over-700000-fares/news-story/4ae1b608a1f169dbc6bd5350cd50d8bb
Qantas Says International Flying Will Be Twice as Lucrative in Post-Covid Era: Qantas Airways Ltd. said international flying will be at least twice as lucrative ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-30/qantas-sees-fatter-profit-margins-as-covid-era-revamp-kicks-in
Finally, we have closure on that horse drug ‘COVID cure’, ivermectin. Well, sort of
smh.com.au/national/finally-we-have-closure-on-that-horse-drug-covid-cure-ivermectin-well-sort-of-20230328-p5cvsq.html
Qantas expects international unit to be twice as profitable as tourism rebounds: Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) on Tuesday forecast its international divisions to be ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/qantas-forecasts-higher-capital-expenditure-fiscal-2024-2023-05-30/
WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency: The World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on Friday more than three years ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-is-no-longer-global-health-emergency-who-2023-05-05/
Qantas expects international unit to be twice as profitable as tourism rebounds: Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) on Tuesday forecast its international divisions to be ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/qantas-forecasts-higher-capital-expenditure-fiscal-2024-2023-05-30/
‘Honeymoon is over’: Kmart owner ready to win in bargain hunt as COVID spending ebbs
smh.com.au/business/companies/honeymoon-is-over-kmart-owner-ready-to-win-in-bargain-hunt-as-covid-spending-ebbs-20230529-p5dc39.html
Active Covid Cases Dip To 5,707 In India, Recovery Rate At 98.80%: India logged 490 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 5 ...
ndtv.com/india-news/active-covid-cases-dip-to-5-707-in-india-recovery-rate-at-98-80-4067699
WHO 'overstretched' in response to increasing health emergencies: A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera ...
reuters.com/world/who-overstretched-response-increasing-health-emergencies-2023-05-23/
WHO 'overstretched' in response to increasing health emergencies: A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera ...
reuters.com/world/who-overstretched-response-increasing-health-emergencies-2023-05-23/
New Qantas CEO must fix the rift with customers: Vanessa Hudson is a Qantas lifer and the perfect pick for the airline that desperately needs to make up with its ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/new-qantas-ceo-must-fix-the-rift-with-the-customers-20230502-p5d4ux.html
Quick Glance: Vanessa Hudson, the new CEO of Qantas, has a number of challenges.
- Hudson will have to mend frayed relationships with consumers and employees.
- Vanessa Hudson has just been appointed CEO of Australia's historic airline Qantas Airways Ltd, one of the most high-profile professions in the country.
- While Joyce is well-known for reviving the airline at least twice, most recently with a record A$1 billion ($663 million) first-half profit, he leaves a contentious legacy and an expensive future for Hudson.
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