Dr Anne Summers founded Australia’s first women’s refuge focused on helping women escape domestic violence.

Women are still being kept in the home. But not by what you think

This one thing can be the difference between women holding on to their jobs and losing them – and derailing lifetime earnings.

  • Millie Muroi

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The Reserve Bank,which is led by governor Michele Bullock,last week cut interest rates but made it clear it wasn’t sure it should have cut.

RBA is lost in the frightening territory of full employment

The central bank’s bizarre behaviour last week is a sign that it has lost its bearings and isn’t sure what’s happening in the economy or where it’s headed.

  • Ross Gittins
The nation’s jobs market remains strong with businesses adding another 54,000 full time workers in January.

Hopes fade for another rate cut as jobs growth strengthens

A record participation rate and an extra 54,000 full-time jobs in January suggest little steam is coming out of the labour market.

  • Shane Wright andMillie Muroi
ABS data shows there are fewer small businesses than when Labor came to office.

Small business in ‘recession’ as public service thrives

The Coalition claims Australia is adding a public servant for every small business lost. Labor says that’s misleading.

  • Millie Muroi

I still love the ABC,but I’m rethinking my relationships with work

I’m still feeling love from listeners who sent thousands of messages of support after my departure from the ABC. Like many of my generation,I’m now questioning what I do next.

  • Sarah Macdonald
Catch.com.au will be shut down in the coming months.

Online retailer Catch.com.au to shut down;190 jobs to go

The website has failed to compete with the likes of Amazon,Shein and Temu,and parent company Wesfarmers is cutting its losses.

  • Jessica Yun
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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Why a boom in public service jobs has economists worried

More than four out of five jobs filled in the past two years have been in public service,health and education.

  • Millie Muroi
Employment dividing line in Sydney.

Sydney has a stark unemployment gap. How does your area compare?

The city has both the lowest and some of the highest unemployment rates in the country,which threatens to exacerbate differences in income and wealth.

  • Matt Wade
While part-time employment increased by 80,000 jobs,the number of full-time workers dropped by 23,700.

Boom in new jobs dampens chance of early-year rate cut

Despite unemployment climbing slightly to 4 per cent,56,000 people found work last month,taking the proportion of Australians in work to a record.

  • Millie Muroi
One occupation outnumbers all others across Brisbane.

Occupation maps:The most common job in every Brisbane suburb revealed

While one job outnumbers all others across Brisbane,data shows that people of certain occupations have carved out distinct territories across the city.

  • Craig Butt,Marissa Calligeros andAngus Delaney