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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed measures to support families and small businesses in the Victorian Budget. It has, however, warned that mounting taxes and levies on large retailers may have...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have announced a proposed amalgamation, which will once approved by their respective members create a single unified body representing the $420...
