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White-collar professionals outnumber blue-collar factory-floor workers by a wide margin.

Despite what Donald Trump says, factory work is overrated. Here are the jobs of the future

Tariffs are a symptom of an America trapped by its industrial fantasies, but it’s time to leave them behind.

  • The Economist

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Bega has announced it is wrapping up operations in northern Victoria’s Strathmerton.

‘Devastating’: Tiny Victorian town reacts to loss of 300 Bega jobs

Bega announced that its cheese processing and packaging operation in Strathmerton will cease to exist by mid-2026.

  • Alexander Darling
Suzie Batten has an outdoor hot tub and is getting a sauna. She says the hot tub helps her recover from intense exercise, sleep better and boosts her wellbeing.

You’re hot then you’re cold: Australians embrace home saunas, plunge pools

Smaller backyards, social media trends and Australians’ obsession with wellness have led many households to install steam rooms, saunas and ice baths.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hit in the United States.
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Tesla cuts China car prices amid trade war

Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hit in the United States.

Anthony Albanese called Donald Trump about his proposed tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium.

What we know so far about Trump’s tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium

Only 10 per cent of Australia’s aluminium and steel is exported to the US – but tariffs could still have serious ramifications.

  • Mike Foley
Getting the business model right is one of the biggest hurdles to developing a viable offshore wind sector in Australia.

The subterranean wind farm fight bursts into ugly parliament stoush

A feud has erupted between Canberra MPs as they clash over a controversial industry that could help swing the federal election.

  • Mike Foley
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Small businesses are being increasingly bogged down by late payments.

Better late than never? The ‘contagion effect’ crippling small businesses

Small businesses employ 5.4 million people and generate a third of Australia’s GDP, but late payments from bigger firms are putting many under financial strain.

  • Cindy Yin
The Whyalla steelworks in South Australia is in adminstration for the second time in less than a decade.

‘Hard-wired to make losses’: Whyalla steelworks bleeding $1.5m a day

The steelworks in South Australia owes creditors $1.34 billion, with worker entitlements clocking in at $189.7 million.

  • Simon Johanson
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking to workers at the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia on Thursday.

Why Albanese and Dutton are tripling down on a struggling steel mill

Canberra’s pledge to shield blue-collar workers from a wipeout of the Whyalla steelworks has immediate political upside, but is it throwing good money after bad?

  • Mike Foley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.4 billion support package for the Whyalla steel mill.

Albanese seizes ‘extraordinary opportunity’ in Whyalla steel $2.4b bailout

The faltering mill was plunged into administration on Wednesday and state and federal governments have pledged billions of taxpayer dollars if a new buyer can be found.

  • Mike Foley

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