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David Adams is a senior business journalist at SmartCompany. He is interested in the challenges and opportunities facing Australian businesses, along with the influences of technology, culture, and a changing climate. Before SmartCompany, David served as a reporter for Business Insider Australia. You can find him on Twitter at @DavidAdams_AU.

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After brutal fires and floods, peak insurance body calls for “immediate” reforms to help businesses with disaster coverage

Businesses struggling to keep up with soaring insurance premiums would benefit from the immediate reform of state insurance taxes, the Insurance Council of Australia says, as warm and dry conditions lead to increased bushfire risks leading into summer.

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Shark Tank Australia recap: Ice innovators land $375,000, as a bushfire protection system also secures investment

Freeze it for facial treatments, or flood gutters to battle bushfires: The third episode of Shark Tank Australia, Season Five showed how local innovators are harnessing water for modern purposes, with two separate companies securing major deals for their savvy use of H₂O.

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Qantas sacking of 1,700 ground staff deemed unlawful in High Court decision

Qantas acted unlawfully when it outsourced 1,700 ground staff during COVID-19 lockdowns because it effectively prevented affected workers from taking industrial action, the High Court has ruled, in a decision which upholds two prior court decisions against the airline.

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“Who, unless it’s robots, is going to build this?”: Builders question goal of 1.2 million new homes

Australia's construction sector will have the capacity to build one million new homes over five years, Housing Minister Julie Collins says, as builders question whether the industry has enough workers to carry out the ambitious plan.

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New unfair contract term ban and $50 million penalties now in effect

Legislation imposing significant penalties on individuals and organisations for using unfair terms in standard-forms contracts has come into effect.

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Contract ‘carrots’: Proposal to link lucrative government deals to gender diversity in STEM

Ensuring businesses have gender diversity action plans when applying for contracts is important, says Girl Geek Academy CEO Sarah Moran.

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Square outage: New tech upgrades, expanded ‘offline’ mode after disruptions hit small business

Square says it has upgraded its internal systems and will expand 'offline' payment capabilities after Friday's major outage, which left merchants across Australia and the world unable to process card transactions for most of the day.

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ATO “reset”: The five types of business debt at the top of the tax office’s watchlist

The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the five types of business debts at the top of its watch list, as the extraordinary leniency the tax office showed to late payers through COVID-19 lockdowns finally comes to an end.

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IR reforms covering small business won’t come into law until 2024 as Senate pushes back

Small businesses have been given some breathing room before the next tranche of industrial relations reforms become law, after the Senate voted push a report on the Albanese government's 'Closing Loopholes' bill into 2024.

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Square outage: Australian businesses unable to accept card payments

Payment tech and point of sale platform Square appeared to suffer a major and widespread outage on Friday morning, leaving many small businesses unable to process transactions through the peak hour rush.

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Shark Tank Australia recap: 13-year-old entrepreneur bags $75,000 deal by beating Sharks at their own game

When he walked onto the Shark Tank Australia stage, Glossy Boys co-founder Lucas Lane became the youngest entrepreneur to ever make a deal on the show. In a surprise to investors and viewers alike, Lane also proved himself as one of the most ambitious entrepreneurs featured to date.

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“Draconian crap”: ATO commissioner’s “free loan” warning challenged by SmartCompany readers

Australian tax chief Chris Jordan's "unapologetic" focus on small businesses "treating ATO liabilities like a free loan" has sparked a strong response from the SME community.

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