Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Jim Chalmers welcomes OECD prediction RBA has reached interest rate peak The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has welcomed a projection by the OECD that the Reserve Bank has probably reached its interest rate peak but played down the prospect of the government posting a second successive budget surplus. $392 million Industry Growth… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Australia’s unfair contract terms rules have changed: Here’s what you need to know Unfair contract terms in standard form consumer or small business contracts are now illegal after after new laws took effect on 9 November 2023. Businesses are encouraged to review their standard form contracts and remove or… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. How much Aussies plan to spend on Christmas presents this year Australians are set to spend more on Christmas presents this year despite high inflation, interest rate hikes and cost of living pressures on households. The Christmas Retail Trends Report, conducted by Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies,… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Are you providing entertainment this holiday season? Before you hire a restaurant or book an event, make sure you work out if the benefits you provide your employees are considered entertainment related, and therefore subject to fringe benefits tax (FBT). Income outlook warning for Aussie households Australians will not… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Cost of living rising faster than inflation for Aussie workers The cost of living for Australian workers is climbing faster than inflation as households around the country fall off the fixed-rate mortgage cliff and battle surging petrol prices. New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed living costs for workers… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Australia’s SMEs outshine global peers in latest Xero report Recent Xero data reveals the ongoing resilience of Australian small businesses despite a deceleration in sales and wages growth. Sales growth remains stronger compared to other XSBI markets. Experts say Australia at 1-in-3 risk of hitting recession next year A… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. LoanOptions.ai crosses the ditch to launch in NZ market A Sydney-headquartered fintech that allows users to apply for loans in under eight minutes is expanding its services with a market entry into New Zealand, following a year of major growth for its Australian operations where the LoanOptions.ai platform has… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Concerns raised as small businesses suffer a spending ‘cold snap’ New data from MYOB reveals that small businesses are experiencing what is called a spending ‘cold snap’ with cash and EFT deposits on a decline since June this year. Atlassian acquires video messaging platform Loom for $1.5b In an… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. ‘No rate cuts’: Horror call on Aussie economy Since the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) first began raising interest rates in May of last year, the volume of commentary on when they would be cut has become greater with each passing month. With mortgage rates having risen to the largest and fastest… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Australian house prices smash records, fully reversing 2022 lows Home buyers and sellers have expressed confidence in Australia’s housing market, leading to the full reversal of the most rapid decline in house prices in recent history. Five key changes to welfare and work rules in Labor’s employment white paper… Read more
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