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Press Releases

The world’s economic crisis-fighting mechanisms are dangerously inadequate
It was only in January that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was celebrating the strength of the global economy, heralding “the broadest synchronised global growth upsurge since 2010”. How quickly…
How super could soften the financial blow of coronavirus
ShutterstockWith Australia now facing a severe economic (and health) crisis, there are calls to allow people to access their superannuation to obtain cash. That makes a lot of sense. Why…
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy
This week’s June quarter national accounts showed weakness in business investment and consumer spending, reflecting an all-round lack of confidence. Still, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains optimistic about the economy. In…
Australia's $130 billion JobKeeper payment: what the experts think
ShutterstockThe A$130 billion payment will be benefit six million of Australia’s 13 million employees through their employers. It will ensure each employee kept on in a business that has lost…
the promise and peril of a Pacific tourism bubble
www.shutterstock.comPacific nations have largely avoided the worst health effects of COVID-19, but its economic impact has been devastating. With the tourism tap turned off, unemployment has soared while GDP has…
McGrathNicol partners with ResponSight to launch tech-enabled forensic service co-funded by AustCyber
McGrathNicol today announced the launch of FDetect, a new technology-enabled forensic investigations and risk profiling service developed in collaboration with leading technology and analytics startup, ResponSight. A study conducted by the…
A life of long weekends is alluring, but the shorter working day may be more practical
The pressure to fit family and personal commitments into the few hours between getting home and bedtime is arguably the main source of stress today.www.shutterstock.comWhen Microsoft gave its 2,300 employees…
even the world's oldest profession is being uberised
Sugar baby websites exemplify a wider trend of casualisation in working relationships.ShutterstockThe sleazy “sugar baby” scandal involving Australian politician Andrew Broad, exposed for his reported cringy attempts to hook up…