The deeper story, which has now been playing out for several years, is the erosion of Australians’ sense of what a “good” wage is and how we think about wage inequality.

To promote understanding and growth, CBA is hosting workshops in Sydney and Brisbane this week, with ICICI Bank participating to provide further insights for customers exploring opportunities in the Australia-India corridor.

About 63% of Australian consumers say they start their shopping in November, before the last-minute push to fill the Christmas stockings.

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

The individual responsible for the purchase, a 31-year-old man, had been sentenced to imprisonment in August 2023 for his involvement in an $800,000 GST fraud scheme.

A tax rebate, effectively paid out of government funds but delivered through the tax system, might be called a “tax expenditure”, while a cash payment might be called a direct expenditure.

The $12.7 million Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) grant is now open. The Partnership’s 2020 grant program (Grant Round 1) will consider proposals...