Australian economy stories

RMS adds direct bank payments through GoCardless as Australian hotels brace for Reserve Bank reforms that could ban card surcharges and lift merchant costs.

Late payments are pushing more Australian small firms into debt, draining weeks on chasing invoices and fuelling rising financial stress.

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

Once a 400-store giant of CDs and DVDs, Sanity has shrunk to a regional chain as downloads, streaming and rising costs reshape retail.

Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.

Trans-Tasman small firms are upbeat and boosting tech and marketing, yet consumers report patchy service and missing digital basics.

Australian workplaces brace for 2026 as AI, hybrid models and security demands converge to reshape how, where and why people work.

Australian bosses double down on AI to cut costs, even as few see strong returns and rapid technological change fuels mounting pressure.

AI disruption, cyber threats and inflation now rank as top concerns for Australasian CEOs, even as most still plan to expand in 2026.

SOTI predicts AI, automation and on-device intelligence will overhaul how Australian retailers, logistics and healthcare manage mobility by 2026.

In 2026, agile AI, sovereign data, subscriptions and energy efficiency will redefine how ANZ businesses grow, compete and stay resilient.

One in five Australians has been duped by fake online tickets, losing an average AUD $432 as scams surge ahead of the busy summer events season.

Cloudera forecasts Australia's AI shift from pilots to industrial-scale, privacy-first deployments by 2026 as tech spend tops AUD $172 billion.

Smarter digital rostering in manufacturing and logistics is easing skills shortages by boosting worker flexibility, morale and retention amid tight labour markets.

Australia's productivity lags despite longer work hours; adopting agentic AI could boost the economy by over AUD $116 billion in the next decade.

Nearly half of Australian Baby Boomer SME owners plan to retire soon, yet only 24% have prepared succession plans to secure their businesses' futures.

New Zealand leads per capita Australian wine consumption at 9.38 bottles yearly, with the UK and Denmark close behind in a AUD $7.2 billion export market.

Despite 97% of Australian C-suite IT leaders using Gen AI, hurdles include sourcing, protecting and preparing data, with calls for a Chief AI Officer to manage challenges.

Business leaders adopting a data-first strategy face the challenge of meeting customer demands for newer technology while adhering to stricter data security and regulatory requirements, requiring a modern data and AI cloud platform for secure, compliant operations.