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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.
NAB offers flood-affected customers $1k grants
In addition, NAB colleagues who have been evacuated from their place of residence or cut off from support services can also access funds to...
COVID spike prompts calls to reinstate $750 relief payments
The payments - designed to compensate people who had to isolate and miss work when they had COVID - ended on June 30. However, COVID cases are on...
Tech-savvy operators deserting dinosaur practices
Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast Ms Thyer – a finalist for Thought Leader of the Year in the recent Australian Accounting...
Pandemic and business pressures dampen innovation
The ABS survey on business innovation found that only half of all businesses (52 per cent) reported being innovation-active and of the...
Zip to wind down SME trade finance products
ASX-listed buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip Co Ltd (Zip) has confirmed that it will slimline its small-business lending operation Zip...
Australian businesses lose $227m in payment redirection scams
And it was small and microbusinesses that were the hardest hit. The Targeting Scams report compiles data from Scamwatch, ReportCyber, major banks...
Payroll jobs rise into June
The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed the latest payroll data that showed just a 0.1 per cent increase. Bjorn Jarvis, head of labour...
Australian businesses most concerned about security naïve employees
Mimecast’s State of Email Security 2022 report suggests 77 per cent of Australian companies were hurt by a ransomware attack in 2021, up from 64...
Former ATO staffer charged for accepting $150k bribe
The two faced Parramatta Local Court with the former ATO staffer charged with receiving a corrupting benefit as a Commonwealth public official,...
Interest rate hikes may send about 200,000 more households into mortgage stress, says analyst
On Tuesday, the RBA raised the official cash rate 50 basis points to 1.35% – the highest since May 2019. The RBA governor, Phillip Lowe, said the...
