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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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The great wave of business insolvencies is here, ASIC data shows, with cave-ins at their highest rate since mid-2019

Australian businesses are caving in at the highest rate since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, new data shows, suggesting a long-forecast wave of insolvencies is now surging over the Australian economy.

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Instagram now offers multiple URLs in user profiles, challenging Linktree’s $1.7 billion ‘link in bio’ empire

Social media giant Meta now allows Instagram users to share multiple website links on their profiles, promising small businesses and content creators new ways to promote their work, while challenging the business model of Australian 'link in bio' unicorn Linktree.

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Businesses lost $23 million to scams in 2022, as false invoices hit SMEs hard

Australian businesses reported an astonishing $23.2 million in scam losses across 2022, with new data from the ACCC showing small firms are persistently vulnerable to email compromise and false billing scams.

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“Pity city”: Leaked footage of CEO telling employees not to ask about bonuses puts company in the hot seat

Leaked footage of an office furniture industry titan urging her staff to leave "pity city" and stop asking about their bonuses has surged across social media, eliciting sharp criticism from viewers and leading corporate leadership to claim the clip was taken out of context.

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Cybersecurity rules could pose unfair contract risk to small business, peak insurance body warns

Australia's cyber security strategy must not put small businesses into unwinnable situations, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says, claiming good-faith efforts to boost an SME's digital defences could cut against unfair contract legislation.

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$4 million wage theft fines, potential prison time: Government canvases views on IR crackdown

Businesses found to have severely underpaid workers could face fines in excess of $4 million, according to a plan floated by the federal government as it coordinates its next slate of industrial relations reforms.

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Coles and Uber Eats reveal on-demand delivery expansion, promising personal shoppers across 500 stores

An expanded partnership between Coles and Uber Eats promises to make on-demand grocery delivery services available across Australia, with the supermarket giant pledging to add 500 brick-and-mortar stores to the app.

Milkrun closure a “setback” for Australian e-bike startup Zoomo, but the pedals are still turning

The closure of instant delivery pioneer Milkrun poses a "setback" to Zoomo, the electric bike startup which outfitted the business, but senior leadership says Milkrun's demise won't compromise the Sydney-based firm.

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Australia’s merger rules aren’t up to scratch, ACCC chair says, with new proposal likely to flow to SMEs

Australia's competition watchdog is advocating for new rules which would allow it to screen potential corporate mergers before they take place, saying extra checks and balances will protect the economy from anti-competitive behaviour and steer large incumbents from amassing market-defining power.

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Milkrun failed because it was “trying to do the right thing” by employees, union says

Instant delivery startup Milkrun failed because it could not compete against platforms offering riders lower pay and worse conditions, says the Transport Workers Union.

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Milkrun collapse: Instant delivery startup lays off remaining staff and plans to close doors this week

Instant delivery pioneer Milkrun will reportedly lay off its remaining staff and cease trading this Friday, marking the demise of a startup which promised to revolutionise the grocery shopping experience but struggled to adjust to a rapidly changing economic climate.

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Calls for a digital ‘dark pattern’ crackdown intensify as ACCC chair slams subscription lock-in tricks

Australia's competition regulator is intensifying its push to outlaw 'dark patterns', a collection of tactics digital platforms use to confuse customers, encourage them to act against their own interest, or keep paid services they no longer want.

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