Almost a quarter of WA small businesses are impacted by late payments of 30 days or more from larger companies resulting in cash flow challenges and increased levels of personal stress.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Business; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; Feature; General; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Commonwealth Rent Assistance is not reaching many of those who need it, with about 18 per cent of low-income private rental households in housing stress but not receiving the income supplement.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; Feature; General; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Federal and State governments must introduce a wider range of housing stimulus measures to help the Australian economy recover, new AHURI research has revealed.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; General; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Curtin University research has found that ill-health, both long-term and shorter-term ‘health shocks’, were likely to lead to earlier shifts from fulltime work to retirement and part-time work.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; Feature; General; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Children living in the most disadvantaged communities across Australia are far less likely to attend the required 15 hours of preschool and more likely to become developmentally vulnerable.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Business; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Almost 1.5 million new homes were built in Australia from 2006 to 2016 but the growth of housing stock in each state and territory was uneven, new research reveals.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; Feature; General; Research; Research Featured; Architecture and construction; Business, management and law
A new Curtin University study has found a child’s birthday can affect their NAPLAN results, with the oldest children in a classroom on average outperforming their younger classmates.
By Lucien Wilkinson | Business; General; Health and medicine; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law; Education; Health
A new report shows that more women on Boards and in senior leadership positions drives better company performance, greater productivity and greater profitability.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Business; Research; Research Featured; Business, management and law
Streamlining the process for Indigenous Australians facing hardship to access their superannuation early and with fewer penalties may help to improve their retirement outcomes, a new report has found.
By Lauren Sydoruk | Arts and culture; Business; Research; Research Featured; Culture, language and IndigenousCRICOS Provider Code: WA 00301J
