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The Covid-19 pandemic has seen hundreds of thousands of jobs lost – but in some sectors, employers aren’t able to fill positions fast enough. Healthcare workers continue to experience high demand, with all types of nurses at the top of Australia’s list of most-needed workers, according to new data from jobs platform Seek. Aged and disability support…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has amassed nearly $158 billion and spends his time working on solving some of the world’s biggest technology, education and healthcare issues. He’s been vocal about funding coronavirus vaccines and treatments, and so far has donated more than $480 million to the fight against the pandemic through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But…

Australian business owners on JobKeeper have been reminded by the Australian Taxation Office that certain business participants are eligible to receive the wage subsidy. “If you’ve enrolled for the JobKeeper Payment, don’t forget to check if you can nominate an eligible business participant,” the office said on its website. An ‘eligible business participant’ is someone who…

In the past I’ve advised anyone who wants to be their own financial adviser to treat themselves like they’re a business. Imagine you ran a business. What questions would you be asking to make sure you made profit and avoided going broke? These are good questions to ask of yourself, if you’d personally prefer to…

The post-Covid boom in e-commerce has already thrown up its fair share of ASX winners. But looking ahead, tech expert Tim Knapton reckons there is still plenty of underdeveloped growth areas that will move to the forefront as the sector matures. For example, as CEO of TechVoyage (an advisory firm connecting tech businesses with sophisticated investors), Knapton…

The ifa Excellence Awards showcases the industry’s most prestigious accolades recognising excellence across the entire independent financial services industry. The awards pinpoint professional development and innovation, showcasing both the individuals and firms which are leading the way in the industry. Award recipients represent a true cross-section of the ifa industry, recognising the contributions of the…

The national education system will need to undergo a “bold shift in direction” if high school graduates are to be job-ready for a post-pandemic world, a new review has found. The ATAR model is no longer enough to equip students with the skills they need, and teachers are frustrated by the way it narrows the…

Businesses needing essential workers are still hiring in droves, despite the second Covid-19 wave impacting the Australian economy, new LinkedIn data has revealed. Transport and logistics jobs are up nearly 100 per cent on this time last year, and jobs in health care are up 68 per cent. Public administration jobs are up just under…

The coronavirus crisis will exacerbate wealth and income inequality, and this will have consequences for investment returns, economists have warned. In a note, Oxford Economics economist John Payne said the pandemic tended to worsen the wealth divide over the medium- and long-term, as debt rises for lower earners while the wealthy see their savings increase.…