Daniel Ziffer
ABC.net.au
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Employing young people could ease worker shortages, but employers need to make it happen
With businesses crying out for more workers as Australia experiences near-record job vacancies, could an army of unemployed young people be the answer? → Read More
Will the Reserve Bank review achieve anything? What difference could it make to interest rates?
A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank — the first in more than a generation — is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination. → Read More
Australian telcos block 90 million spam texts in just seven months
Getting a lot of spam texts? It could be worse – Australian telcos blocked more than 90 million suspected scam texts in just over half a year, the communications regulator reveals. → Read More
Trust slumps in government and media as division rules, Edelman survey shows
A global survey finds Australia could be on path towards polarisation, with more people believing the divides in our society are not able to be fixed. → Read More
AFP money-laundering bust highlights Australia's gaping real estate vulnerability
The federal police allege they have broken up an illicit money laundering "bank" that invested tens of millions of dollars in Australian real estate. But it's possible they might have done it much sooner if property was covered by anti-money-laundering laws, writes Dan Ziffer. → Read More
Property prices are falling. Don't freak out, or get excited
The national median price of a home keeps falling. But it's neither a catastrophe for owners or a delight for people locked out of the market, writes business reporter Daniel Ziffer. → Read More
City CBDs were hammered by COVID-19. Will they make a comeback as life returns to normal?
Three years since the pandemic began, the centres of our big cities are still struggling to find a new identity and business model amid the boom in working from home. → Read More
Snowy Hydro could change our electricity grid and bring cheap power. But we have to build it
Snowy Hydro 2.0 is a water-fuelled dream of cheap, clean electricity. But to make it happen, there are hurdles needing to be overcome. → Read More
Coles supermarket, Jeff Kennett slammed by government grocery reviewer
The supermarket watchdog has slammed former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, in his role as an arbiter between Coles and its suppliers, for "flawed" decision-making and failing to comply with its directions. → Read More
ACCC wins 'cartel' case against steelmaker BlueScope in Federal Court
A Federal Court justice backs a claim by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that BlueScope and a former manager engaged in “cartel conduct” over the supply of flat steel products. → Read More
After Optus, Medibank hacks, the government plans to firm-up defences for ATO, Centrelink data
The Optus and Medibank hacks were a "wake-up call" for corporate Australia — now the government wants a cybersecurity boost for itself. → Read More
Did the royal commission fix banking or are banks back to behaving badly?
It's five years after the banking royal commission was announced. Did consumers get what they needed from it? → Read More
Recession? Interest rates? What the movers and shakers think is going to happen to the economy
In the past few months I’ve spent time with the leaders of large banks, influential fund managers and noted economists. This is what they told me. → Read More
Victorian Liberals tasked with winning back African voters after 2018 'gang violence' election campaign
Headlines around the 2018 state election focused on the threat of so-called "African gangs", and it's left an enduring mark – on the community it tarnished and the Liberal Party trying to win majority support so it can form government. → Read More
Medibank defends decision to not pay hackers ransom for stolen data as it contacts 480,000 customers
Medibank’s boss says the company will begin directly communicating with nearly half a million customers whose health data is believed to have been stolen, weeks after it first became aware hackers had breached its customer database. → Read More
The profit crisis is the inflation-driving pressure we don't talk about
Soaring corporate profits are being blamed for fuelling inflation, as figures show companies in Australia are enjoying sky-rocketing profits despite the pandemic. → Read More
Car prices are still set to accelerate in 2023, but then likely to shift into cruise control, industry expert says
First it was microchips and material shortages, then supply chain problems throttled global car manufacturers. That pushed up prices for new cars … and they're still accelerating → Read More
Inflation means your wages are worth less. Will they rise to catch up?
Restaurant workers with six months' experience are asking for $100,000. But, in most places, wages growth is still falling well short of inflation. → Read More
Casinos don't have a 'get out of jail' card. It is a 'never go' in the first place
If we ran our society like we run our casinos, it wouldn't be safe to cross the road. → Read More
Minimising tax is legal. A new report accuses Microsoft of doing it on a grand scale
Tech company Microsoft has been accused of hypocrisy, for winning huge government contracts but using aggressive methods to minimise the amount of tax it pays to support public services. → Read More