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Buy now, pay later companies on the brink as bad debts and interest rates rise

Buy now, pay later is a popular payment method, but the sector is facing a perfect storm of rising interest rates, bad debts, a crowded marketplace and looming regulation.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022

Market sell-off a 'real downturn' and risk of global recession close to 50-50, analyst warns

The Australian share market has dropped by more than 15 per cent from its record high, sliding closer towards a bear market. Some investors may be tempted to "buy the dip", but analysts say there is "further downside" ahead.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe warns it is unclear how high interest rates will go

Philip Lowe has warned Australians they need to be prepared for substantial interest rate rises over the rest of this year, conceding he is not sure how high they might go.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Legal centres and employer groups call for better protections for migrant workers

A national coalition of legal centres and non-government organisations is calling for better protections to protect migrant workers on temporary visas from being exploited by bosses, in a move backed by the small business council.

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Regional Australia Institute calls on policymakers to diversify responses to housing crisis

The institute identifies regional housing markets that are failing and stagnant, and offers solutions to the crisis.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Northern Tasmania needs more people, and businesses want government help to get them

Businesses in the marginal Liberal seats of Bass and Braddon want help getting people to the island. They also need somewhere to live.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

With high prices and soaring rents, what are political parties promising to do about housing?

In an election campaign largely centred around the cost of living, the spiralling cost of the single-biggest expense for most households — housing — is a key focus for policy. Here's what's being promised.

ABC News · May 8, 2022

Selling old clothes is a $175 billion industry. Now brands that make the garments want a cut

Second-hand clothing has emerged as a $175 billion global business. Now the brands that make the clothes being re-sold want a cut of the action.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2022

Businesses in the Hunter want more from politicians than a fear campaign about job losses in the coal industry

Australia's transition to a clean energy future will be a key federal election issue as the corporate owners of the nation’s biggest coal-fired power stations walk away from fossil fuels. Businesses in the Hunter want politicians to back future industries.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2022

Did ASIC just kill the 'finfluencer'? Corporate regulator cracks down on unlicensed advisers

Social media content creators known as "finfluencers" are hugely popular with young people, but they could end up in jail if they don't shut down.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022