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The future of fuel excise in Australia

The Productivity Commission last week released a report entitled Shifting the Dial – 5 Year Productivity Review. It examines the factors that are likely to affect the outlook for Australia’s performance over...

New franchise laws target wage underpayment

Mark McKenzie CEO Mark McKenzie is CEO of ACAPMA. He has 30 years of varied experience in private and public-sector roles, with much of this time spent addressing strategic issues and public policy for...

ACAPMA CEO joins COSBOA board

The Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) board elected a new Chair, Mark McKenzie, during its 2017 AGM this week. Mr McKenzie is the CEO of Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA)...

Household fuel spend lowest in 30 years

All of us will be all too familiar with the periodic debate about petrol prices. This debate is often prosecuted by politicians and motoring associations who appear to use selective facts to allege...

NightOwl to swoop into WA market following agreement with Viva Energy

Viva Energy Australia and NightOwl Convenience have announced the signing of an Agency Deed that will see NightOwl operating five Shell-branded service-station sites within the next 12 months, and enter the Western-Australian...

New workplace laws to affect franchise arrangements

In March this year, the Australian Government introduced draft legislation into the Australian Parliament that intended to address recent widespread wage underpayment issues observed in several industries – including the fuel retail...

New fuel reporting laws

The Australian parliament formally passed the Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Bill (2017) last week, writes ACAPMA. This bill was developed following extensive consultation with industry and other stakeholders over the past 12...

Getting engagement documents right

Ensuring the conditions of employment and the expectations of the business are clearly and appropriately expressed is an important area of employment compliance, yet it is an area with which many businesses...
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