Australia's housing market hit $8.1 trillion in value last month, surpassing the combined values of listed shares, superannuation, and commercial real estate by $1 trillion. More »   

Amazon Prime Day has cemented itself as a major, can't-be-missed retail sales holiday. With its competitive savings and breadth of deals, Prime Day is just one of the benefits Prime members can enjoy, and it has only grown bigger since debuting in 2015. More �...

Morning all, and TGIF. 1. New COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney went into effect at 5pm last night. No more than 20 people are allowed to gather in a household and masks will be compulsory for the next three days in all indoor venues. The measures will apply to the Grea...

Major Sydney and Melbourne universities have indicated they are eyeing further cuts to subjects and employees, as the effects of the pandemic and border closures continue to devastate the sector. More »   

The Federal Government has been urged to support a global agreement to temporarily waive intellectual property rights linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The US today backed the proposal before the World Trade Organisation, which advocates say would allow developing natio...

Commercial real estate advocates want Australia's white-collar workers to return to the office, but new data shows many expect to stay at home. A preference for flexibility and lingering COVID-19 fears are keeping workers from the office, and broader economic facto...

TikTok may soon become a strong driver of retail spending in Australia, according to experts in fashion, ecommerce and influencer marketing. Globally diverse retailers from Walmart to Gucci are using the popular video sharing app to connect with consumers. More ...

Stakeholders from across the hospitality, live music, tourism and transport sectors come together in Sydney next week to plan the city's night-time economy. More »   

The federal government has flagged that it wants to begin bringing in foreign workers to fill job vacancies, particularly in regional areas, with a parliamentary committee recommending it reserve space on flights for skilled migrants and loosen hiring rules. Mor...

National sales of e-bikes have increased by 131% since 2018. Requiring less fitness than cycling but with many of the same benefits, Australians are investing, with many more international brands now available to buy. More »   

Afterpay Day is a huge online shopping event that promises huge savings across a massive range of brands and products. Afterpay Day 2021 starts on Thursday March 18 and runs until Sunday March 21. More »   

Afterpay Day is a huge online shopping event that starts on Thursday March 18 and runs until Sunday March 21. Dyson is offering massive savings across a range of its products. More »   

Australia is among the top-spenders on pandemic recovery initiatives, but has diverted very little of those funds to green projects, according to the Oxford University Economic Recovery Project. More »   

Good morning, and happy Friday. 1. The number of employed Australians has now reached pre-COVID levels, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). In its Thursday labour market report, the ABS states the February unemployment rate was 5.8%, or 0.5% lower ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has again brushed off calls for profitable businesses to repay the JobKeeper subsidies they accrued. His statement follows a new report which claims a fifth of the JobKeeper payments made to Australia's biggest ASX-listed companies wou...

The ABC has been the subject of a critical media cycle that falsely claimed the public broadcaster had officially decided to refer to January 26 as 'Invasion Day'. More »    

Australia could boost its GDP by $1 billion per annum by boosting its recycling capacities by 5%, according to a new CSIRO report. The major paper makes the economic and environmental case for an Australian 'circular economy' based on reducing waste and repurposing...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has accused Google and Facebook of “shifting the goalposts” over the proposed media code, saying the tech giants were doing a disservice to Australians by threatening to shut down their search engines. More »    

Australia Day used to be an obvious and uncontroversial occasion for brands to endear themselves to Australian consumers. No longer. There has been a decided shift over the past decade in commercial attitudes to January 26, acknowledging the problematic nature of the ...

Australian fintech Airwallex is celebrating their fifth birthday with a corporate expense card offer. Businesses can earn up to $500 cashback. Visit Business Insider Australia's homepage for more stories. More »    

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, paving the way for Australia's vaccine rollout. The vaccine program is expected to begin in late February, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minis...

Hello team, hope you had good weekends. 1. Just in this morning: Australia has provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, meaning it can now be imported and rolled out. "Following a thorough and independent review of Pfizer's submission, the TGA has decided t...

The cap on international travelers allowed into Australia is unlikely to be lifted before mid-February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today. Australia slashed the number of international arrivals it will accept earlier this month, owing to concerns about a new...

Google Australia boss Melanie Silva has told a Senate Committee that the company could pull its search engine out of Australia. The threat comes as the tech giant demands the Australian government change proposed legislation that would compel it to pay local news ...

Victoria has again revised its travel permit system, downgrading all but one Greater Sydney local government area to an 'orange' zone. People from across the Greater Sydney region, excluding those in the Cumberland local government area, will be permitted to enter ...