A recently released Australian Bureau of Statistics report comes with a surprise as it lists twenty occupations where women on average receive higher wages than men on a weekly basis.

Employers always say it is hard to find a good employee.  Traditional qualities such as dependability and reliability are always on the top of the list of expectations of most employers.  However with increasing competition and slow economic growth, employers are now looking into hiring employees with exceptional qualities.

Based on one estimate, Australians continue to be the richest people in the world.

The ageing population is reducing levels of participation in the economy. While some may view this as a serious concern for economic growth, careful analysis reveals that it may not necessarily be so.