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Retailers are continuing to face an uphill battle against the cost of doing business with the third interest rate increase in three months announced today by the Reserve Bank. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said the…

Local businesses and industry with unique ideas to overcome workforce shortages in the Territory are encouraged to apply for support under the Flexible Workforce Solution Fund.

The NSW Government is supporting small businesses to connect and grow with the opening of the Small Business Month grants program.
Minister for Small Business Eleni Petinos announced grant applications opened today for the ‘Connect for Success…

The Tasmanian Liberal Government is supporting local businesses to create jobs and stimulate the economy to deliver growth.
State Government agencies spend a considerable amount of taxpayer funds each year purchasing goods and services and…

The Albanese Government has taken the first step to deliver on an election commitment to boost the amount of small and medium businesses that can benefit from government spending contracts with revisions to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

There were 480,000 job vacancies in May 2022, 58,000 more than in February 2022, and more than double the vacancies in February 2020 (227,000), according to new seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) anticipates that COVID-19 will continue to impact the income and deductions taxpayers will be reporting this tax time.
Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh explains “We know that many have faced significant…

In Mackay to see first-hand the difference the State Budget’s $39 million small business investment will make to local businesses, Minister for Employment and Small Business Di Farmer said the Palaszczuk Government was focussed on delivering good jobs…

Australian retail sales have set a new record for the third straight month with $34.2 billion spent in stores and online in May – a 10.4% increase on a year ago and up 0.9% on the previous month, according to figures released today by the Australian…

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a tax time toolkit to help small businesses and their tax professionals nail their income tax returns. It has also flagged what it will be focussing on for small business tax returns for 2021-22: …