Business Briefing

Justin Lane/AAPWhen Katherine Hunt’s dad asked her whether or not he should invest in Bitcoin, alarm bells rang, first she thought “he’s a musician”. Hunt is a lecturer in accounting at the Griffith Business School, and as someone who knows the five stages of a bubble and crash, ...  Show more

The perimeter fence at Silverwater jail in Sydney's west AAPThere are more than 41,000 daily full-time prisoners in Australia, according to the latest ABS data. Many of them are in private prisons - almost 20% of the prison population according to a 2014 Productivity Commission r ...  Show more

Advertising through online influencers is shaping consumer law, business models and people's careers. Nico Aguilera/Flickr, CC BY-SAIt sounds like a get rich quick scheme. Amass huge numbers of followers on a social media platform like Instagram and you can get paid like a celebr ...  Show more

How should you signal that you don't want to be disturbed? www.shutterstock.comOur workplaces are becoming less formal as the decor resembles what we have at home, companies relax dress codes, and technology makes it possible to work from anywhere. But the old formality had some ...  Show more

Cricket Australia has been unable to broker a new pay deal with the Australian Cricketer's Association. EPA/DAVID JONESRather than just admiring a good hit or delivery, there’s another way to analyse what’s happening on a cricket pitch. Cricket players are actually business peopl ...  Show more