Daily Network editorial team

Articles from the Daily Network editorial team

• Finance

  Melbourne's job market in 2026: what the latest employment figures mean for you

  With unemployment holding steady at 4.4% and thousands of new workers expected in health, education and professional services, here is a practical guide to what is happening in Melbourne's labour market.

  25 July 2026, 10:06 am

• Finance

  Melbourne’s Small Business Backbone: The Opportunity in Community and Awards

  With 74% of city businesses classified as small, the Lord Mayor’s Small Business Awards highlight the resilience, diversity and opportunity among Melbourne’s independent owners.

  25 July 2026, 10:00 am

• Finance

  Melbourne's Job Market Shifts: AI, Investment Changes Reshape Employment Landscape

  Investor retreats, AI infrastructure battles and a cooling property market are reshaping where Melbourne's employment dollars are flowing, here's how to read it.

  25 July 2026, 9:56 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Residents Face Rising Costs: Here's What You Need To Know

  With investors fleeing the property market and household budgets under sustained pressure, ordinary Melburnians face a financial landscape that rewards the informed and punishes the passive.

  25 July 2026, 9:56 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Retailers Capitalize on Low-Cost Digital Ads, Early Adopters Gain Edge

  Lower entry costs on emerging online platforms are letting established shops and startups alike test fresh marketing routes without heavy outlays.

  25 July 2026, 9:56 am

• Finance

  Seesaw Design Studio Wins Melbourne Small Business of the Year Award

  The North Melbourne studio's Small Business of the Year win highlights how established local operators continue to serve the community amid broader pressures on Melbourne firms.

  25 July 2026, 9:49 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Exporters Navigate Shifting Asian Supply Chains and AI Data Costs

  From shifting Asian supply chains to AI-driven data costs crowding out industrial land, Melbourne's trade-exposed businesses are confronting a more complicated global picture than at any point this decade.

  20 July 2026, 4:08 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Telecom Firms Face Rising Costs After Major July Disruption

  Melbourne businesses confront network reliability issues and rising infrastructure costs amid a major Telstra disruption on July 9.

  20 July 2026, 4:08 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Data Centre Construction: $1.2B Projects Boost Local Work

  Melbourne data centre construction projects worth $1.2B are creating jobs and contracts for local suppliers in Docklands, Clayton South, and western suburbs precincts.

  10 July 2026, 4:35 am

• Finance

  Reading the Numbers: What Global Trade Signals Mean for Melbourne Exporters Right Now

  Investment flows are shifting, the Australian dollar is under pressure, and local businesses need to understand what the indicators are actually telling them.

  4 July 2026, 10:07 pm

• Finance

  Melbourne's Economy: Property Softens, AI Reshapes Industry, Budgets Strain

  With property prices softening, AI land grabs reshaping industrial corridors, and household budgets still stretched thin, here is how to make sense of the indicators that will define the next 12 months.

  4 July 2026, 7:16 am

• Finance

  Melbourne's Job Market Shifts as Hiring Accelerates in Some Sectors

  A clutch of fresh economic indicators points to shifting investment flows across Melbourne, with some sectors hiring hard and others quietly going cold.

  4 July 2026, 7:16 am

• Finance

  Melbourne Small Businesses Confront Critical Challenges as 2026 Market Shifts Rapidly

  From Brunswick café strips to South Yarra boutiques, the signals are shifting fast, and operators who ignore them risk getting caught flat-footed.

  4 July 2026, 7:16 am