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Western Australia set for a new Easter public holiday following Labor’s landslide election win

Small businesses in Western Australia can expect to pay their workers public holiday rates from next year, following Labor’s landslide election win.

“Levelling the playing field”: New ombudsman backs bigger fines for large automotive companies breaching the franchise code at the expense of small business

Multinational car companies found to seriously breach the franchising code could soon face up to $10 million fines.

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SMEs can now borrow up to $5 million in expanded government loan scheme

The government has expanded its SME loan scheme, offering loans of up to $5 million as part of a post-JobKeeper support package.

Meet the senior manager challenging the status-quo in the transport and logistics industry

Jessica Ip from CouriersPlease is challenging stereotypes in a male dominated industry.

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Half-price flights to Tassie under new government scheme will be a boon to local small businesses, says SME advocate

The federal government has announced it will pay half the price of 800,000 airline tickets as part of a $1.2 billion tourism package.

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SMEs set to receive revenue-contingent loans in post-JobKeeper support package

Small businesses are set to receive revenue-contingent loans as part of the government’s post-JobKeeper support package.

Small Business Ombudsman and Family Business Australia co-release new family business succession planning guide

Family enterprises can access to a succession planning guide to help them plan for passing their businesses on to the next generation.

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Business groups react to Labor’s plan to force companies to publish gender pay gap data

Companies with at least 250 staff could have the size of their gender pay gap revealed publicly, under a plan from the federal Labor party.

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PM to announce rescue package for the international travel industry with interest-free loans

The Prime Minister is set to announce targeted support for the international tourism and aviation sectors as JobKeeper ends this month.

The pandemic has deepened economic inequalities between women and men, new research finds

The economic toll of the pandemic has hit women harder than men, and will deepen inequalities between in the long-term.

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“The bill needs to pass”: Small business groups concerned about delays to the IR omnibus bill

Small business groups are concerned about calls from the crossbench to delay the vote on the industrial relations omnibus bill until May.

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From social enterprises to ethical super: Nine women-led businesses dedicated to supporting women during COVID-19, and beyond

SmartCompany showcases the efforts of nine female entrepreneurs whose work is having a meaningful impact on women's lives.

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