Business
Navigating legal obligations: How a financial adviser can help
12 March
Running a business, building wealth, or planning for the future often involves navigating a complex web of legal and regulatory obligations. While financial advisers are not lawyers, they play an important role in helping individuals and business...[Read More]
Business taxation advice: Why your accountant is one of your most valuable business partners
12 March
Running a business often starts with a passion. Whether you launched your venture to pursue a lifelong interest, create financial independence, or support the lifestyle you have envisioned, building a successful business requires dedication,...[Read More]
Why AI’s beginning doesn’t mean the end of your career
11 March
Natalie MacDonald was six weeks back from maternity leave when a group email landed at 1am saying she’d been made redundant. After seven years at global tech company LinkedIn, the 36-year-old Sydney mum’s role as a senior news editor was one of...[Read More]
Rice could be key ingredient to cutting steel emissions
11 March
Leftover rice could be the key ingredient to halving carbon emissions from iron and steel production, according to a trial led by Australian researchers. The CSIRO and Indian Institute of Science revealed the findings on Tuesday from tests in which...[Read More]
Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities
11 March
Providing water and energy infrastructure to meet the rapid rise in data centre investment should be among Australia’s top priorities, the government’s independent infrastructure adviser says. Projects that increase water capacity and clean...[Read More]
When your business is your family farm it’s important to consult a specialist insurance broker or adviser
5 March
Running a family farm, especially one passed down through generations, is more than just a business—it’s your family’s heritage, legacy, and livelihood. Protecting this invaluable asset requires expertise beyond basic insurance...[Read More]
CBA boss calls for spending cuts, bold reform in budget
4 March
The bosses of Australia’s largest companies have urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to take a bold agenda to the May budget to salvage the country’s faltering international competitiveness. Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit,...[Read More]
Workplaces on notice for gender pay gap ‘reality check’
4 March
Progress to close the gender pay gap appears slow and steady, but some of Australia’s biggest employers are being called on to take more action to improve equality in the workplace. Almost 5.9 million workers now have access to their company’s...[Read More]
Unions demand an extra week of annual leave for workers
4 March
Millions of Australian workers would receive an extra week of paid leave each year if a union push to change federal employment standards succeeds. The Australian Council of Trade Unions on Wednesday launched a bid to increase the standard annual...[Read More]
‘Not without risk’: light shone on work-from-home laws
4 March
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT VICTORIA’S PLAN TO LEGISLATE A RIGHT TO WORK FROM HOME: * Victoria’s Labor government has announced its plan to enshrine working from home into law in August * Under the proposed laws, private and public sector workers who can...[Read More]
Investment vehicle races off with $34b renewables push
4 March
Blessed with wind and solar resources, renewable energy companies are clamouring to take part in the bounty of NSW amid a global oil crisis. More than 15 projects worth a total of $34.4 billion in potential investment are being looked over at the...[Read More]
Why consistent leadership builds trust over time
26 February
Leadership is often associated with confidence, decisiveness, and vision. While these qualities matter, what people tend to value most in a leader is consistency. In times of change, pressure, or uncertainty, consistent leadership provides stability...[Read More]
Running a hospitality business: Getting tax and staff management right
26 February
Running a small business in hospitality is fast-paced, people-focused and often unpredictable. Between managing rosters, customer expectations, suppliers and cash flow, tax and compliance can easily slip down the priority list. Yet for cafés,...[Read More]
Trademarking your business name: When is the right time?
26 February
For many small business owners, choosing a business name is one of the most exciting early milestones. But protecting that name with a trademark often gets pushed down the priority list — usually because of cost, complexity, or the assumption that...[Read More]
What is key person insurance — and why small business owners should care
26 February
Running a small business often means wearing multiple hats. But behind every successful operation, there are usually one or two people whose knowledge, relationships, or leadership are absolutely critical to the business’s success. If something...[Read More]