Media Release

From today, pensioners over Age Pension age and eligible Veterans will be able to earn more income from working without reducing their pension, just in time to take advantage of seasonal jobs. Eligible Australians would have the opportunity to engage in the workforce if they chose to do so at...

Retail trade has recorded its first decline of the year, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. Spending throughout October fell by 0.2 percent following nine consecutive months of recorded growth, which has confirmed that rate rises, growing energy costs and inflation have had an impact...

Aussies are gearing up for the biggest pre-Christmas shopping event of the year this week with consumers set to spend more than $9 billion throughout the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The Black Friday to Cyber Monday shopping events have quickly become one of the most anticipated sales events...

Australian retail sales are set to crack $60 billion for the first time this festive season, with consumers confident to continue spending momentum despite cost of living challenges. Insights from the National Retail Association shared today forecast Aussies to spend $60.6 billion in the pre and post-Christmas sales period (November...

The National Retail Association has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate hike will only impede Christmas spending as the lag effect of seven consecutive rises catches up to consumers. Interim CEO Lindsay Carroll said with a lack of evidence that the rapid interest rate hikes have managed...

Retail sales increased by 0.6 per cent in September as Australian consumers continued to spend on food and fashion, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed today. National Retail Association Interim Chief Executive Lindsay Carroll said the monthly increase was no surprise as just last week the ABS...

Peak body the National Retail Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to add an additional six weeks of Paid Parental Leave which will boost women’s participation in the workforce. Australia has tens of thousands of women who have had to make the difficult choice of taking a step back from...

The National Retail Association has welcomed the Queensland Government’s commitment to prioritise the mental wellbeing of small businesses operators through a state-wide $8.76 million Small Business Wellness Package. This package is a part of the Queensland Government’s $14.5 billion economic recovery plan aimed at keeping businesses open. The much-needed initiative will...

Peak industry body the National Retail Association has supported the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to address sexual harassment, introduced to Parliament today. Interim CEO Lindsay Carroll said with the adoption of legislative change comes the need for greater education for employers, especially small businesses, to help the industry put an...