Policymakers need to build in targeted pathways that connect their skills to shortage areas.

Inflation has fallen within the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time since 2021.

On Tuesday midday it was at 0.62, meaning one Australian dollar can be exchanged for 62 US cents.

The federal government last year announced a plan to end gender inequality, including violence against women, the unequal sharing of domestic and care work and the under-representation of women in leadership.

Sweta's housing problems highlight growing concerns about the responsibility of property owners and agents and Melbourne’s rental market.

The annual rate of growth, 0.8% since September 2023, is the slowest since 2020.

The minimum threshold for repayments to start would be lifted by more than $10,000 a year, from about $54,000 in 2024-25 to $67.000 in 2025-26.

The rate in the September quarter dropped to 2.8%, putting it for the first time within the Reserve Bank’s target range of two-point-something since the March quarter of 2020.

Shrinkflation refers to the practice where the size of a product is reduced while the price remains the same, or even increases.

The latest data from the US Energy Information Administration lists Iran as the ninth largest oil producer, accounting for about 4% of world oil production last year.