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Talking Business#11 Interview with Sharon Morris from Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Season 6, Ep. 11

The International Monetary Fund trims its global growth outlook and warns recession risks have grown on tremors in the banking sector.


Grattan Institute says the Australian government should reduce deficits by redesigning the stage 3 tax cuts, raising the GST to 15%, cutting superannuation tax concessions and reining in the NDIS


Milkrun has gone bust with all staff made redundant.


New home building in Australia has slumped by 27% from its pre-pandemic high of five years ago


Cyber security experts warn the rate at which criminal gangs and state actors are targeting the health care sector is accelerating



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