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Retailers welcome Tasmania’s new laws to protect retail staff

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s plans to introduce legislation to implement tougher penalties for people who assault frontline staff, including retail workers. The landmark reforms will see Tasmania...

Retailers respond to SDA’s Fair Work Commission bid on junior wage rates

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association’s (SDA) latest bid to launch a Fair Work Commission (FWC) case to abolish junior rates for workers aged between...

FWC announces 3.75% increase to National Minimum Wage in Annual Wage Review

The Fair Work Commission announced on 3 June a 3.75 per cent increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages. The increase applies from the first full pay period starting...

Retail turnover subdued, up 0.1%

Australian retail turnover grew a modest 0.1% in April 2024, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This followed a 0.4% decline in March 2024 and...

Retailers welcome Victoria’s new laws to protect retail staff

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s plans to introduce legislation to implement tougher penalties for people who assault or abuse retail workers. The landmark reforms, that plan to be introduced in 2025 to...

2024-25 Federal Budget hits and misses

The 2024-25 Federal Budget announced last night features many measures to support retailers and small businesses. However, there were several missed opportunities, say industry bodies. Targeted relief The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise...

Symposium to address retail crime

Australian retailers are coming together to tackle retail crime at the industry-wide Retail Crime Symposium in July. In an industry first collaboration, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA)...

NSW retailers welcome new knife laws

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the NSW government’s package of reforms around knife laws. Yesterday, the NSW government announced that it will: Develop legislation modelled on Queensland’s Jack’s Law which will...
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