This time last year, Australia was in the grip of a shortage of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) – commonly referred to as ‘AdBlue’. The shortage had its genesis in a global supply...
Australia’s home-grown burger brand Grill’d has announced a national takeover of its Local Matters fundraising program for the month of January. Grill’d will donate $80,000 across key hero partners, Surf Life Saving...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for further urgent action from federal and state governments to alleviate chronic labour shortages.
The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen...
In the constantly changing compliance environment it is important, even in established, sophisticated businesses, to take some time out occasionally to review the business systems and approaches to ensure that they reflect...
In the latest of state action to curb the use and distribution of plastics, the Victorian Plastics Ban comes into effect on 1 February 2023. Like similar bans in other states there are...
For the first time in almost two years, average retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities fell in the latest quarter, dropping by 10.3 cents per litre (cpl) from the June...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes the announcement that its Stage 1 grant application ‘Industry Clusters – Strengthening Australia’s National Vocational Education and Training System Program’ has been successful.
Led by the ARA,...
A recent case has highlighted the importance of supervision and review when it comes to staff compliance with safety instructions, after a worker was award $160,000 in damages because her employer had...
