by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Apr 29, 2019 | News
“Total combined losses reported to Scamwatch and other government agencies exceeded $489 million – $149 million more than 2017,” ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said. Ms Rickard said that these record losses are likely just the tip of the iceberg....
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Apr 29, 2019 | News
Last week, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Labor plans to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants. “Labor will crackdown on 457-style visa rorts to ensure local workers are given the first shot at local jobs,” Labor said at the time....
by Maja Garaca Djurdjevic | Apr 29, 2019 | News
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has called on Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to immediately cease debt recovery action against any small business with a dispute before the AAT, following research into the area. Responding...
by Shared by The Age | Apr 29, 2019 | News
The bipartisan inquiry made 71 recommendations for change when it released its damning report on the sector in March, pushing for a total overhaul of the sector and new laws, greater enforcement powers and penalties for the regulator, and a suite of changes to the...
by Shared by the ifa | Apr 29, 2019 | News
In an online blog, The Fold Legal director Jaime Lumsden Kelly said that, while there is no legal requirement for ASIC to approve responsible managers (RMs), that is now what’s happening in practice. Read more at the ifa.
