Google AI
The Times Australia

Times Media Advertising

Self-employed Australians' hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all employees

  • Written by: Matthew Gray, Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
Self-employed Australians' hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all employeesShutterstock

Australia Bureau of Statistics data has confirmed the massive economic hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, with total hours worked across the economy officially falling 9% between early March and early April 2020.


Read more: Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here's how the...

Read more: Self-employed Australians' hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all em...

Business Times

The Businesses That Win First After A Crisis

When a crisis dominates headlines, most business owners focus on survival. Cash flow becomes king. Expansion plans are po...

Click and collect changes the economics of Australian shopping ce…

Australia’s major supermarkets are transforming consumer behaviour through home delivery and click and collect services, bu...

Australia’s business paradox: investing for growth while preparin…

Australian businesses are sending mixed signals in 2026. On one hand, investment remains surprisingly resilient. Companies...

Technology

Why Australian Enterprises Are Reth…

The corporate landscape in Australia has undergone a permanent structural shift over the past few ...

Local News

QLD Day

On Saturday 6 June, parkrun events across the state will be a sea of maroon, with communities  str...

Culture

Covid: The pandemic has ended but the health …

Covid is no longer the daily emergency it was in 2020 and 2021. The fear, lockdowns, border closur...

Travel

The Times Guide to Sydney's Beaches

Winter may still have a grip on Sydney, but anyone who has lived in Australia's largest city knows...

The Times Features

Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club: A Defining P…

For almost 30 years, Senator Pauline Hanson has been one of the most recognisable and controversia...

Covid: The pandemic has ended but the health story hasn…

Covid is no longer the daily emergency it was in 2020 and 2021. The fear, lockdowns, border closur...

Macca’s introduces new McSmart range with more choice f…

Macca’s is launching its new-look McSmart range from Wednesday,1 July, with  three new meals at thre...