AFA Partners with Energy Action to help members take control of their energy needs.

AFA Partners with Energy Action to help members take control of  their energy needs.

Energy Action is the Australian Furniture Association’s newest partner. The partnership could not have come at a more crucial time for Australian businesses. The energy market’s volatility is making national headlines and businesses all over Australia are at the front line of the high prices which are placing so much economic pressure on business viability. […]

Hospitals continue to perform well despite covid-19 and flu outbreaks

Hospitals continue to perform well despite covid-19 and flu outbreaks

NSW hospitals continued to deliver high-quality care in the April to June quarter despite significant challenges due to the ongoing wave of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 and the peak of an early winter flu season. NSW Health Deputy Secretary, Adjunct Professor Matthew Daly, said the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report shows large numbers […]

MEASLES CASE IDENTIFIED IN NSW

MEASLES CASE IDENTIFIED IN NSW

NSW Health has confirmed the first case of measles in NSW since February 2020.   The case, a person in their 50s, acquired their infection while travelling in Asia last month. The case developed symptoms after returning to Sydney and is now isolated in hospital. Since becoming unwell the person has spent time in the […]

A MONARCH WHO UNITED US ALL

A MONARCH WHO UNITED US ALL

A Statement from the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP All Australians are united in sorrow as we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Catholic community pauses to remember a wonderful Christian woman. While Her Majesty was not born to rule, posterity will record her reign as a […]

84% of Australians worried about wage stagnation amid inflation

84% of Australians worried about wage stagnation amid inflation

Australians are worried about flat wage growth as inflation increases, according to a new survey.  30% of Australians report they are “extremely worried” about inflation outpacing income  84% of Australians are worried to some degree about flat wage growth  38% of Australian women say they’re “extremely worried” about wages falling behind inflation […]