Rising prices and return to work lift consumer spending in June but higher interest rates making an impact
Consumer spending measured by the CommBank HSI Index rose by a modest 0.9 per cent in June to 117.3%, while there was clear evidence of weaker discretionary spending following the recent interest rate hikes. The marginal rise in the index – which combines Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) payments and lending data and Google Trends […]
Young livestock competitors get access to Online animal welfare course for free
Agricultural Shows Australia has launched a free online course to assist young livestock competitors with understanding animal welfare They seem to be a regular now at just about every agriculture show you visit, young competitors vying for the chance to be number one in several on-farm livestock handling and judging categories. Now the peak body […]