At its core, trust is forward-facing. It’s hard to trust if you don’t know where you’re going.

Lack of faith in societal institutions triggered by economic anxiety, disinformation, mass-class divide, and a failure of leadership brought us to where we are today — deeply polarized.

Includes the latest Westpac Economic Update video, Westpac Australian Weekly review, Westpac economic releases and the monthly Market Insights report.

Small Busines. Big Insights.

The NFIB Research Foundation has collected Small Business Economy Trends data with quarterly surveys since the 4th quarter of 1973 and monthly surveys since 1986.

The growing importance of sustainability as a consumer issue. Are SMEs ready?

The Australian Government has amended the Fair Work Act to include a range of new workplace laws. Find out more.

This despite a potential recession

Despite rising energy costs, Australian business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the economy, our survey shows. Still, nearly half expect a recession in 2023.

Australian CEO Survey 2023 - Our 2023 CEO Survey reveals that businesses consolidated the post-pandemic recovery in 2022. Business conditions, turnover, employment and investment all improved as the dislocations of the COVID era gradually abated.

Confidence volatile but conditions still strong

Consumer and competition issues in essential services, environmental claims and sustainability, financial services and other critical areas will be among the ACCC’s compliance and enforcement priorities during 2023-24, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb...

Workers are assuming new identities as the next phase of post-COVID-19 work begins.

Are you interested in starting a business? Learn the latest business trends and use these tips to run a successful business.

This article was written in June 2022 and provides the key statistics that relate to the Business Conditions and Sentiment insights of Australian businesses.The data is of concern because 31% of businesses report difficulty in finding suitable staff ...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently announced its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2023-24. While Cartel conduct, anti-competitive conduct, product safety, vulnerable/disadvantaged consumers, and first nati...