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Eloise Keating is the news editor of SmartCompany and Inc Australia. Prior to joining SmartCompany, Eloise was news editor at Books+Publishing, the trade press for the Australian book industry. Eloise has degrees in media and communications, marketing and business management, and political science. You can follow her on Twitter at @ellykeating.

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Why furniture retailer Brosa is now offering 16 weeks’ paid leave to all new parents

Furniture and homewares retailer Brosa has rolled out a new paid parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.

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Budget 2021: Low and middle income earners set to receive tax offset for another year

Low and middle income earners are set to continue receiving a temporary tax cut for another 12 months, as part of a budget plan to maintain confidence in the economy.

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Australia Post reverses ban on perishable goods that would have been a “crushing blow” to small businesses

Australia Post has walked back from its decision to stop shipping perishable goods and will now work with Small Business Ombudsman Bruce Billson to support small business food producers.

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Why this business owner hired a 68-year-old ‘mentern’ and thinks you should too

Entrepreneur Nim De Swardt has joined forces with 68-year-old 'mentern' Susan Davies, showing the value of intergenerational wisdom at work.

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Why Georgia Samuel decided to close her once thriving salad bar chain, Famish’d

Georgia Samuel founded Famish'd salad bars in mid-2010 and quickly found success. But the COVID-19 pandemic led her to make the difficult decision to move on.

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Ombudsman, small business division moved from industry portfolio to Treasury

The office of the Australian Small Business Ombudsman and the federal government's small business division have been moved out of the Department of Industry and into Treasury.

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Canva adds Instagram scheduling for its premium users

Small businesses looking for ways to better manage and schedule their Instagram content now have another tool at their disposal.

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NSW to name and shame companies for payroll tax avoidance linked to wage theft

Companies in NSW that avoid paying payroll tax on unpaid wages could soon face significantly harsher penalties, as part of a NSW government plan to crack down on wage theft in the state.

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Career gap titles, pronoun options: LinkedIn outlines steps to become “more inclusive”

LinkedIn users will soon be able to select from a number of new job titles when updating their profile to better describe periods when they’ve taken time out from work.

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Victorian Small Business Commissioner Judy O’Connell to retire in July

Victorian Small Business Commissioner Judy O'Connell says helping small businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic is one of her proudest achievements.

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Delay in outlawing unfair contracts is harming small businesses, says Rod Sims

Small businesses across the country are still being subjected to unfair contract terms and there’s “no doubt” a delay in the government’s plans to make such terms illegal is costing those businesses greatly, says competition boss Rod Sims.

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COSBOA, Ombudsman back Rod Sims’ call for ‘unfair practices’ protection for small businesses against big tech

Leading small business advocates have backed a call by ACCC boss Rod Sims to introduce an ‘unfair practices’ provision into the Australian Consumer Law to better protect small businesses.

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