Why slow wage growth isn’t keeping us from the café
Wages may not be rising to meet inflation, but figures from the RBA remind us that wages don't tell the whole story.
Tax experts wait for further clarity after major AAT ruling on trust distributions and loans
Small business tax advisors are carefully assessing an Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision that challenges the Australian Taxation Office's interpretation of specific trust distribution rules, with one leading accountant "playing a straight bat" before a likely appeal from the ATO itself.
Australia is finally getting crypto regulation, with exchanges being targeted
Australia is finally getting crypto exchange regulation, with Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones detailing the proposed new rules on Monday.
Opinion: Wealth inequality crashes a celebration of culture, art and innovation at SXSW Sydney
In so many ways, SXSW Sydney is the very place where inequality should be least welcome. And yet it is core to the festival, argues Kane Jackson.
Atlassian bets $1.5 billion on the future of hybrid work with Loom acquisition
Australian workflow management giant Atlassian has acquired US video messaging platform Loom for $1.5 billion, reaffirming its faith in asynchronous meetings and remote work options.
Slowing job market projected to hit young workers the hardest
A slowing pace of annual growth in payroll jobs, which tracks the number of employees on employer payrolls, points to a slowdown in labour market growth.
Stephen Jones explains one way Australian businesses could get cheaper insurance premiums
Insurance premiums could fall if insurers did a better job of recognising the disaster mitigation efforts taken by their policy-holders, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones said.
Airbnb says hotels should also be forced to pay Victoria’s short-stay tax
Airbnb is not against the user-pay levy but was pushing for a rate of three to five percent.
Government releases draft legislation for Apple and Google Pay regulation
If passed the legislation would give the RBA power to regulate the likes of Apple and Google Pay like traditional payment methods.
Australians working record number of hours to ‘stand still’
The Reserve Bank of Australia has been warning about slow productivity growth in the context of returning inflation to target in a timely matter.
Missing receipts sink Queensland director’s $50,000 claim for work-related tax deductions
A Queensland director has been unsuccessful in his bid to claim nearly $50,000 in business travel, accommodation, and food costs as income tax deductions because he didn't have the receipts.
Inskin Cosmedics becomes first women-led venture backed by the Australian Business Growth Fund
Sydney 'cosmedical' pioneer Inskin Cosmedics has secured new investment from the Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF), which has pledged to reinforce the venture's international growth and extend further support to women-led businesses.
