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The Council of Small Business of Australia is going on a fact-finding mission to determine exactly how energy costs are affecting small businesses.

A set of recommendations into small business unfair dismissal processes at the Fair Work Commission has received widespread support from industry

The federal government has today revealed the cost of the illegal phoenix activity on the Australian economy could exceed $5 billion annually.

Small business associations and their members have just received a new focus with the opening of the Small Business Hub in Canberra.

In an unexpected move, the Australian Greens party have attempted to push an amendment to the highly popular instant asset write-off for small businesses through the House of Representatives, seeking an additional write-off scheme with a higher expenditure limit for clean energy assets.

Changes to how long businesses will have to pay their employees superannuation, and the penalties they’ll face if they don’t, are being …

The peak body for Australian small businesses is calling for the banking royal commission to go beyond the numbers and examine the very human impact of poor banking practices, as the commission kicks off two weeks of public hearings focused on SMEs.

Budget 2018 didn't hold a lot of promise for SMEs this year — but that might not be a bad thing, say business groups.

Small businesses have had their staff's super payments delayed after a glitch with an ATO system delayed things by more than 20 days

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is "unacceptable" that funds from the federal government's "Skilling Australians" fund are not flowing through to the states as planned after the $1.5 billion commitment to apprenticeships was outlined in the 2017 federal budget. 

Treasurer Scott Morrison has said he won't be "Santa" when handing down the May budget, but all is quiet when it comes to promises for the small business community. 

The battle between small businesses and the Australian Tax Office will tonight be given a very human face, when Four Corners airs an investigation into how the ATO treats Australian small businesses.