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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
JobMaker was meant to support 450,000 jobs. The real figure is just 1 per cent of that
The hiring credit paid employers up to $200 a week for creating new jobs for people aged 16 to 29 years who were on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance or...
Refund Manager and Audit Australia partner for trusted account management and auditing
The partnership aims to provide more efficient and secure online trust account management and auditing services to accountants who use the...
FVS alert system now in operation
The ATO will issue these alerts to the contact email address listed for USIs on the FVS, service providers and administrators who support...
ATO doubles down on lodgement benchmark ‘support’
Fears of losing access to lodgement capabilities, supplemented by a relationship with the ATO marred by friction, have long plagued the...
1 in 4 Aussie SMEs don’t have a data privacy policy
The report, released this week, found that just one-third of small businesses currently have a defined and documented data privacy policy. Read...
NSW business grants up to $20k for stock losses
The NSW government has committed to provide a Summer Holiday Stock Guarantee for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and will expand the Small...
Retailers report positive opening day
Australia’s largest retail representative body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) chief executive Paul Zahra said the mood was positive,...
ATO offers more online support for small business
Businesses have experienced a range of financial difficulties through the past 12-18 months for a variety of reasons apart from COVID-19 and the...
Federal Treasurer backs economic recovery as NSW emerges from lockdown
His comments come on the day that New South Wales begins to reopen after three months of hard lockdown, hitting parts of Sydney particularly...
Accountants remain ‘pessimistic’ about economic recovery
Accounting body CPA Australia surveyed 144 accounting professionals earlier this month as part of a longitudinal survey of economic and business...
