The ACCC is calling for feedback and information
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Have your say: Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report
First 5000 | March 11, 2020The Australian Parliament’s Tax and Revenue Committee has launched an inquiry into the Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2018-19. As Australia’s principal revenue collection body, the annual report is -
Fair Work Commission using ‘nudge theory’ to improve access, promote compliance
First 5000 | March 11, 2020The Fair Work Commission has published the outcomes of its first behavioural insights project, led by the Behavioural Insights Team. The report, promoting compliance through behavioural insights, -
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NSW gov research reveals new approach could promote equality in recruitment
First 5000 | March 10, 2020A trial by the NSW Government shows it could just take a phone call and email to job candidates to begin driving gender equality in the workforce and help -
Alarming new data paints grim picture for SME payment times
First 5000 | March 9, 2020The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says fresh data reveals small and medium sized businesses are waiting far too long to get paid. A survey of -
International Women’s Day a good time to consider your super
First 5000 | March 6, 2020Ahead of International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March) the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says the gender gap in superannuation needs to be addressed. “It’s staggering that
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How gender bias impacts the workplace and how to beat it
First 5000 | March 6, 2020Bias might be built in to how our brains work, but that doesn’t make it acceptable. Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience have given us unprecedented insight into
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Economic growth better than expected but check worry remains
First 5000 | March 5, 2020“Australia’s economy expanded by 0.5 per cent during the final quarter of 2019, a result that was a bit better than anticipated,” according to Master Builders Chief Economist
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A new way to job share
First 5000 | March 5, 2020A new UNSW Sydney report proposes new models for job sharing that are more appealing and beneficial to both employers and employees. The new job share arrangements promise to increase -
Childcare limits stop professional women returning to work: report
First 5000 | March 4, 2020Reducing workforce disincentives facing professional, university educated women could add up to 12 million working hours to the economy annually, the equivalent of an extra 6,500 highly talented women -
Turning Australia’s rubbish into a resource: World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
First 5000 | March 4, 2020With the help of sustainable engineering, Australia’s rubbish will be transformed into a key resource and generate new industries, Australia’s top technology and engineering experts said -
NSW’s tourism recovery campaign shows heart
First 5000 | March 3, 2020The recovery of NSW's tourism industry from the effects of drought and bushfires is in everyone's hands with Destination NSW launching its new marketing campaign, Now's The Time To -
Have your say: diversifying Australia’s trade, investment profile
First 5000 | March 2, 2020The Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth has commenced a new inquiry into the 2018-19 annual reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and -
Job insecurity negatively affects your personality: study
First 5000 | March 2, 2020New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, found those exposed to job -
Age pension is a right – not a charitable token
First 5000 | February 28, 2020Australian Pensioners’ Voice (APV) President Vic Guarino and Secretary Gino Iannazzo have confirmed that the organisation that campaigns for the welfare and betterment of Australian seniors has forwarded a