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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.
1 in 8 home owners behind on loan repayments
According to a survey by Finder, mortgage stress is escalating, with 13 per cent of respondents to its latest survey admitting they have missed a...
Final QAR report ‘fails to address’ limited AFSL issue
The QAR report released last week said there was “little merit” in holding a limited Australian Finance Services Licence but opted against...
Melbourne University faces court for alleged underpayments, serious contraventions
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) alleges in the Federal Court that between February 2017 and December 2019, the university breached the Fair Work...
CreditorWatch officially a digital service provider
The ATO performed its security due diligence on CreditorWatch, assessing the company’s data security procedures and uptime against the government...
Jim Chalmers confident Australia will avoid recession despite warnings of more interest rate rises
Last week in its first meeting for the year, the Reserve Bank increased the cash rate for the ninth time in a row to 3.35% and warned it was...
Wield carrot and stick on payment times: ASBFEO
He said technology such as e-invoicing made rapid payments to small business a question of appetite rather than ability, so there was a need for...
Small business holding their own in the face of economic gloom
There was some softening in the SME business conditions in Q4, though according to the survey, they held steady for the smallest firms with...
Xero, Stripe partnership aimed at faster payment times for small business
Stripe and Xero have expanded their partnership to build a deeper integration of Stripe Connect into Xero’s small-business platform that they say...
Franchisor faces court for ‘non-compliance’
85 Degrees Coffee Australia Pty Ltd (‘85 Degrees’), the head franchisor of the ‘85°C Daily Café’ brand that operates outlets across NSW and the...
Unregistered tax agent gets 10 days in jail, $80,000 fine
Justice Charlesworth found that Mr Williams had continued to prepare and lodge returns for taxpayers for a fee or other reward after his...




















