• Business

    Business

    ANZ’s four-day work week pilot success a “game changer” for how we work


    Joe Jiang |  July 5, 2023


    Successful trials of the four-day work week in Australia and New Zealand have signalled a need to transform the way we work to achieve sustainable benefits for the employee, the organisation and society, RMIT Professor Zhou (Joe) Jiang, explains.


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  • Finance

    Finance

    Australian middle market continues to power ahead as the engine room of economy


    Mick Wright-Smith |  June 30, 2023


    Banks face several key challenges in lending to middle market companies, Mick Wright-Smith, Co-Founder and Partner, Epsilon Direct Lending explains.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    Embrace digital transformation now or risk falling behind


    Adrian Floate |  June 26, 2023


    Businesses of all sizes need to embrace digital transformation – especially in how they make/accept invoice payments and how this impacts cash flow – as a means of survival in today’s uncertain economic environment, Adrian Floate Managing Director of Spenda explains.


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  • Retail

    Retail

    Retail recession will be life-changing for consumers


    First 5000 |  June 23, 2023


    According to customer experience expert, Lyndall Spooner of Fifth Dimension, the retail recession will be life-changing in a positive way for consumers. While brands are going under and there is blood on the streets, consumers will be the winners.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    SMES to benefit from staff training, digital investment


    First 5000 |  June 22, 2023


    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is encouraging SMEs businesses to act now if they want to benefit from a new tax incentive to train their employees and digitise their business.


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  • Cyber security Have your say

    Cyber security Have your say

    ASIC invites Australian entities to assess their cyber resilience


    First 5000 |  June 21, 2023


    ASIC-regulated entities, including mid market businesses, publicly listed companies, other entities holding licences and authorisations, are invited to take part in a survey to measure cyber resilience in Australia’s corporate and financial markets. 


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  • Human resources

    Human resources

    Changes to pay secrecy explained


    Sean Melbourne |  June 14, 2023


    Penalties for pay secrecy clauses have been updated. Sean Melbourne from professional services company Source explains what employers and employees can and can’t do when it comes to pay secrecy.


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  • Superannuation

    Superannuation

    Federal Government announces payday super from 1 July 2026


    First 5000 |  June 1, 2023


    The Albanese Government has announced it will require super to be paid at the same time as salary and wages from 1 July 2026.


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    First 5000     |      November 18, 2018

    Australia and Hong Kong have concluded negotiations on the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant milestone in our already substantial trade and investment relationship.

  • Driverless vehicle experts get hands on experience

    Jim Plouffe     |      November 18, 2018

    Attendees at the 3rd International Driverless Vehicle Summit in Adelaide have witnessed live deployments of autonomous vehicles. South Australia is the only state in Australia with six deployments of different driverless uses, including buses, pods and cars.

  • Victorian business confidence remains strong

    First 5000     |      November 18, 2018

    Business sentiment remains optimistic in Victoria according to a recent report from the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Survey of Business Trends and Prospects.

  • New opt-in life insurance rules for young workers

    First 5000     |      November 17, 2018

    A new requirement for young Australians to consciously opt-in for life insurance inside superannuation plus other super changes contained in the 2018-19 Federal Budget represent sensible public policy and highlight the need for an overhaul of current group life arrangements.

  • Will technology take your job?

    David Fagan     |      November 17, 2018

    Will we all be replaced by robots and computers? New analysis says more of us are safer than we thought, but some people will still need new professions.

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    Lillian Connors     |      November 17, 2018

    There is no denying that the environmental revolution taking place in recent decades around the world has created an opportune environment for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to kick-start their own business in the eco-friendly market.

  • Kurt Fearnley named 2019 NSW Australian of the Year

    First 5000     |      November 16, 2018

    On accepting the award as 2019 NSW Australian of the Year,  Kurt Fearnley AO made a very moving speech acknowledging his life as a proud Australian and key moments that have brought him to where he is today. 

  • WGEA data shows employer action has delivered results

    First 5000     |      November 16, 2018

    The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) released a report on Tuesday (13 November) which shows that over the last five years, employer action is improving workplace gender equality.

  • Defence sector collaboration signed to support SMEs

    First 5000     |      November 16, 2018

    The Australian Industry Group Defence Council has signed MOUs with the Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) and Australian Industry and Defence Network Inc (AIDN National) to collaborate on the development and capacity building of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) within the defence sector.

  • Wages rise 0.6% in the September quarter 2018

    First 5000     |      November 15, 2018

    The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.6 per cent in September quarter 2018 and 2.3 per cent through the year, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

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  • Advisory focus should be on medium business clients

    Mike Rich     |      November 15, 2018

    Too much time is going into promoting apps to small and micro business clients while Medium and large businesses account for two thirds of our economic activity and the revenue for most bigger accounting firms.

  • ACCC leading global campaign to target safety of products sold online

    First 5000     |      November 14, 2018

    This International Product Safety Week (12-16 November) the ACCC, along with the European Commission and 24 other countries, is focused on reducing the number of unsafe consumer products being sold online.

  • Nine targets Small to Medium Businesses in 9Galaxy evolution

    First 5000     |      November 14, 2018

    Nine has unveiled the next stage of plans to simplify and further automate the buying of television through its unique proprietary technology 9Galaxy and launched 9Voyager, aimed at opening the TV market to more small and medium enterprise (SME) owners. 

  • Payment times review will identify Australia’s worst payers

    Kate Carnell     |      November 14, 2018

    The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), Kate Carnell has announced a review of payment times, to measure the effects of late or extended payment practices on the cash flow of small businesses and family enterprises in Australia.