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Jarden Brief: Australian business confidence plummets

Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.

Crippling lockdown costs Australian economy $1b a week

Despite the impact of the Delta variant, Australia pushes on with its zero-covid strategy.

Jarden Brief: Auckland Airport resets infrastructure plan

Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.

Dennis Wesselbaum: How to increase our productivity as a nation

Opinion: Three policies urgently needed to lift NZ out of stagnating productivity.

Sick day or lazy day? Kiwis admit to calling in sick to watch Netflix

New Zealanders have admitted to calling in sick to have a lazy day at home.

Liam Dann: Don't let inflation panic overshadow jobs success

Big economic challenges remain but we should be thankful unemployment isn't one of them.

Paul Catmur: Why I turned down promotions during my career

Some things matter more than an increase in salary.

'Anti-immigrant' NZ moving the goalposts - angry tech boss

A lobby group also says Govt should act with the same enthusiasm it has for fruit-picking.

Jarden Brief: AfterPay shares surge after Square acquisition news

Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.

Our 'ageism' shame: 74yo man who retrained in computing can't find work

It doesn't take long to train someone who's been learning through life, Seadon says.

Four-day work week benefits firms and workers

Support for a four-day work week is growing as it improves productivity and health.

Liam Dann: A smarter, more productive post-Covid economy - what the Govt needs to address now

Worker shortages are getting worse and risk derailing plans for a more productive economy.

Paul Catmur: When should you leave the rat race?

OPINION: How much is enough?

The case against Uber - when is a contractor really an employee?

NZ unions are demanding that Uber drivers here should be considered employees.

Jarden Brief: Could Z Energy be a takeover target?

Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.

Liam Dann: How the hell did we allow a supermarket duopoly?

Officials here tried to prevent a supermarket duopoly but final call was made in London.