Articles
Article title Where housing really boomed in 2021 – and what comes with it
Article descriptionA new report reveals Australia’s best performing suburbs in a remarkable year for the housing market, including a Sydney suburb that saw $1.8 billion of dwellings swap hands. But what are the broader issues and where are prices headed?
By AuthorMichael Bennet
Former Editor, Westpac Wire 4 min read
Article title Greening the data boom
Article descriptionAt a recent event, Microsoft Azure’s CTO Mark Russinovich and Westpac’s CTO David Walker discuss some of the tech giant’s recent research and sustainability plans, plus cybersecurity issues and cloud migration strategies.
By AuthorMichael Bennet
Former Editor, Westpac Wire 5 min read
Article title Skilled migrants key to easing tech crunch: Rowland
Article descriptionWestpac CFO Michael Rowland says reopening Australia to foreign workers is critical to easing the skills crunch in sectors such as technology and transformation, claiming traditional labour pools were running dry.
By AuthorMichael Bennet
Former Editor, Westpac Wire 3 min read
Article title ‘It’ll bounce back’: The uneven road to recovery post lockdowns
Article descriptionAustralia’s economy may be bouncing back after GDP contracted in the third quarter, but businesses in CBDs and industries impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures say it won’t be a one-way recovery.
4 min read
Article title Stirred, not shaken? Inflation reawakens
Article descriptionArgentina’s annual inflation rate is running at a staggering 52.5 per cent, while in the US its jumped to a more than 30-year high. So, is the spike “transitory” or is the genie officially “out of the bottle”, and what does it all mean?
By AuthorMichael Bennet
Former Editor, Westpac Wire 5 min read
