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Retailers welcome cash rate relief

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35%. This has been welcomed by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA). ARA Chief Industry Affairs Officer Fleur Brown says retailers...

NSW Budget a missed opportunity for cost-of-living relief, says ARA

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has welcomed a number of measures in the NSW State Budget but highlighted the lack of support for small businesses and families doing it tough. Major announcements of...

Retailers welcome Queensland budget cost-of-living measures

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Queensland State Budget’s suite of measures to address the cost-of-living crisis but highlighted a lack of support for small businesses doing it tough. The major...

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...
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