EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 32 MIN
New wages for gig workers
from ABC Business Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Host Carrington Clarke is back in the hosting chair to discuss the news that some of Australia’s gig workers now have a new safety net in place - with a new wage floor and insurance protections that come into effect today. But how will this affect the hundreds of thousands of independent contractors across the country? And what will it mean for delivery costs?And national preliminary auction clearance rates are the highest they’ve been in months.Does this mean the property market is starting to strengthen? Or is the picture more complicated?And we answer a property-related listener question.Carrington Clarke and ABC News Business Editor Michael Janda break it all down on ABC Business Daily.Got a burning business question?We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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