Weak dollar, labour costs squeeze construction sector
Despite some price relief, Australia’s construction industry faces mounting insolvencies as productivity declines and wage pressures rise.
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Struggling Australian restaurants are sitting on a hidden asset that could boost margins and drive customers back — if they use it wisely, a New York tech group says.
Domestic production never been more critical: DroneShield
The maker of counter-drone equipment says domestic manufacturing has never been more important with global conflict entirely possible without much warning.
Rate cuts to drive growth for SMEs
Despite rising business failures and financial challenges, Australian SMEs are starting to stabilise and MYOB says February’s interest rate cut will drive growth.
Deliver less, charge more: AusPost’s strategy to fight competition
The postal group chief says it’s ‘inevitable’ that deliveries will be cut to every third day, arguing the ‘reform’ is needed in order to survive competition from foreign providers and the gig economy.
Appen dives 33pc amid ‘volatile’ start to 2025
Shares in the AI data company plunged as it assured shareholders it is poised to capitalise on a once-in-a-lifetime shift driven by generative AI.
Reece still expanding after 20pc profit drop
The country’s largest plumbing group will power on with its expansion strategy as it looks to offset concerns that a housing slowdown will continue, despite rate cuts.
Fall in local bourse set to continue
The local sharemarket is poised for more pain on Monday, with poor US leads and a mixed corporate profit outlook adding to last week’s woes.
‘Inexcusable’: AustralianSuper hit with $27m fine
Australia’s largest super fund has been fined after failing to merge duplicate accounts, leading to about $69m in losses for more than 90,000 members.
Brambles ‘well-placed’ to benefit from Trump trade war
The pallet giant’s boss says the threat of tariffs from US President Donald Trump could work in its favour, as Brambles recorded it’s the first pick-up in business volumes in two years.
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