The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of a review of the Payment Times Reporting Act.
The review, to be chaired by former minister...
When the Morrison Government was elected in May 2019, Covid-19 was unknown. Further, and despite suffering significant natural disasters in the recent past, Australia had never seen anything like the scale of...
The Australian Retail Association (ARA) is encouraging consumers in South-East Queensland to shop with purpose and pursue available options online during the Covid lockdown.
CEO Paul Zahra says the controversy that’s been created...
There is expected to be an increased in components and machinery made locally, after the Government’s $1.5bn investment into its Modern Manufacturing Strategy.
This investment will result in improved availability and safety of...
Media Release
16 November, 2020
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $27,783 in court penalties against the operator of two ‘French Baguette Café’ outlets in Melbourne.
The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $24,097.50...
In a first ever, Australians will be asked to ‘STOP … and SHOP AUSTRALIAN’ for ‘National Buy Aussie Day’ being held next week, Thursday 1 October.
The initiative is a ‘call to arms’...
It turns out that not everyone is playing by the COVID conscious rules.
If you’ve visited a restaurant or a pub lately, you would have (should have) either filled out a form at...
Media Release
22 July, 2020
Retail turnover rose by a solid 2.4% in June according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) preliminary report released today.
However, National Retail Association (NRA) CEO Dominique...
