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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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Four out of five Australian managers say new employees must be AI-ready: Microsoft

Four out of five Australian managers say new hires will need skills to manage the growth of artificial intelligence in the workplace, Microsoft says, reflecting the current buzz around next-generation technology and a genuine belief its long-term capabilities.

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Aussie e-commerce merchants contribute billions to GDP, but exports lag behind: Shopify

Australian entrepreneurs in the Shopify system contribute a greater share to national GDP than every nation bar the US and UK, the ecommerce platform says, but are failing to capture the export opportunities of competing nations.

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Providoor owes $4.4 million in unredeemed gift cards, leaving diners in the lurch

Gourmet meal delivery platform Providoor reportedly owed nearly $4.4 million to gift card holders when it entered external administration late last month, highlighting the difficulty for unsecured creditors to be made whole after a company collapse.

Apple’s iPhone ‘tap to pay’ system hits Australia, as SMEs weigh up fees and trust concerns

Australian small businesses can now accept payments directly through their iPhone, promising greater mobility to traders while upheaving the highly competitive point-of-sale (POS) market.

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Kaddy, BoozeBud collapses highlight trying conditions for once-booming alcohol delivery sector

A recent spate of online alcohol retailer collapses has exposed financial hardships across the highly competitive sector, even as industry observers predict overall revenues to boom in the next five years.

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Victorian Red Rooster, Cold Rock locations charged with hundreds of alleged child labour law breaches

Victoria's wage watchdog has charged Red Rooster and Cold Rock franchisees over alleged breaches of child labour laws, just weeks before the state overhauls its permit system.

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ATO reveals tax-time hitlist, cracking down on dodgy WFH claims and capital gains errors

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed its priority hit-list for the end of financial year period, reminding workers and businesses to stay on top of their work-related expenses and potential capital gains requirements.

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A major minimum wage hike and impending super increase will hammer small businesses, industry representatives fear

The federal government has maintained its call for the national minimum wage to move in line with inflation, heralding the possibility of significant back-to-back increases flowing through to small business employers.

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Government plans to push for $1 billion small business tax break ahead of June 30 deadline

Should the bill not pass before June 30 this year, small businesses which upgraded their technology in 2022-2023 on the expectation of a generous tax break will go into the new financial year without legislation underpinning their 'bonus' deductions.

Budget 2023: What the halving of the PAYG and GST instalment increase means for small business

The 2023-2024 federal budget halves a scheduled 12% tax instalment increase to 6%, a move the federal government says will improve small business cashflow.

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Exclusive: Small Business Minister Julie Collins on how SMEs can get the most out of budget 2023

SmartCompany was fortunate to discuss those policies with Small Business Minister Julie Collins in her first SME-focused interview since budget night.

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Explained: The $20,000 instant asset write-off and how small business got here

A ramped-up instant asset write-off scheme will offer small businesses tax breaks on eligible purchases over the next financial year, averting fears the scheme would drop to cover purchases of just $1,000.

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