A barista prepares drinks at Qahwah House in Dearborn, Mich. Valaurian Waller for The ConversationThe mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud, declared the city the “Coffee Capital of America” in November 2025.
Vicki Smith/GettyIt might feel strange to talk about being able to trade water as a financial asset, in the same way as company shares or bonds. But water is big business.
Australia leads the world on the size, extent and adoption of formal water markets, especially in our largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin.
Cottonbro studio/PexelsAustralia has a mental health crisis. The Productivity Commission has found mental health issues cost Australia up to A$200 billion to $220 billion per year – one tenth of annual economic output.
Job stress is a major contributing factor to that crisis, affecting both physical and mental health.
When senior staff buy their own company's shares during layoffs, they're signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard DrewIt’s a mantra among business executives that slashing their workforce will streamline operations and increase productivity – a strategic boost to the bottom line.
For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. Solar panels, batteries, double-glazed windows, correct insulation, good ventilation and better materials have been thought to be too expensive, too niche and too unprofitable to include in new homes, so they were left out.
Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1 2026.
It prohibits any very large supermarket with revenue exceeding A$30 billion – currently only Coles and Woolworths – from charging a price for a grocery product that is significantly excessive compared to the cost of supply, plus a reasonable margin.
Jens Büttner/Getty ImagesA customer sends a WhatsApp message to a local store asking about a product. Within seconds, they receive an answer.
The product they’re after is in stock. Or, if it isn’t, they’re recommended an alternative.
Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images PlusExecutives are facing pressure from boards, employees, regulators and consumers to either defend or abandon diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Many online shoppers who order from independent small retailers have no idea who ships their goods. Odds are growing that it's Amazon. AP Photo/Damian DovarganesYou did the right thing this morning.
Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe recently signed free trade agreement between New Zealand and India has so far been discussed and debated in very broad terms: the size of the Indian market, opportunities for exporters, implications for immigration.
