Day: August 19, 2024

Budget update forecasts deficit of $1.1 billion this financial year

The federal budget is headed for a small $1.1 billion deficit this financial year, according to the update released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher on Wednesday morning. This is an improvement of $12.8 billion compared to the deficit forecast in the May budget. It suggests the final figure for the financial […]

Could UPS and FedEx get holiday packages to their destinations faster? This research suggests yes

Every year, parcel delivery companies – think UPS and FedEx – hire tens of thousands of seasonal driver helpers to handle the deluge of presents that arrive with the holidays. At peak times, shipping firms depend on their helpers just as much as Santa depends on his elves. And those companies could save millions of […]

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