Business
-
MTA NSW urges bipartisan support for Parliamentary Franchising Inquiry recommendations
First 5000 | March 19, 2019The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW) urges bipartisan support for the introduction of all recommendations arising from a Joint Parliamentary Committee report into the effectiveness of franchising.
-
Consumers prefer search over friends, family: report
First 5000 | March 17, 2019New research from Salmat has found that Australian consumers are increasingly turning to technology – more specifically, Search engines – for recommendations, over their own friends and family.
-
Construction strikes double: ABS
First 5000 | March 14, 2019The latest ABS data shows that the rate of strikes and illegal stoppages in the construction industry has doubled, accounting for almost half of the entire Australian total.
-
Business welcomes sensible changes to skilled visas
First 5000 | March 13, 2019The economy will receive a welcome boost from changes that give businesses with proven track records of investing in the Australian economy faster access to the skills they need, according to the Business Council of Australia.
-
Supplier payment code recommendations a step in the right direction
First 5000 | March 13, 2019The actions recommended in the independent review of the Business Council of Australia (BCA) Australian Supplier Payment Code are a step in the right direction, but have fallen short of small business expectations, according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell.
-
Useful internet tools to make your working day easier
Carolin Petterson | March 12, 2019Are you utilising enough of the vast range of internet services that are available to make your business day easier?
-
Australia and Indonesia sign landmark Trade Agreement
First 5000 | March 5, 2019Australia and Indonesia have signed the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), starting a new chapter of cooperation and deeper economic management in one of our most important relationships.
-
How hiring more women can improve business
Julie Harker | March 4, 2019An increasing number of industries are beginning to realise the value of a balanced number of men and women within the workplace.
-
Vail Resorts buys Falls Creek and Mount Hotham ski resorts for $174m
First 5000 | March 2, 2019MinterEllison has advised Vail Resorts, Inc on its acquisition of Falls Creek Alpine Resort and Hotham Alpine Resort from Living and Leisure Australia Group (LLA), a subsidiary of Merlin Entertainments, for a purchase price of approximately $174 million.
-
Two decades of lost opportunities in Asia for Australian financial services
Rob Macpherson | February 24, 2019As international financial service groups stream into Asia to establish operations, the self-imposed absence and withdrawal by Australia’s leading institutions are lost opportunities with long-term ramifications.
-
Ombudsman welcomes AFCA’s extended remit for small businesses
First 5000 | February 21, 2019The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell welcomed the announcement that the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will consider financial complaints from eligible small businesses dating back to 1 January 2008.
-
Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky hits Sydney for IWD Week
First 5000 | February 20, 2019Gender diversity, work-life balance, equal pay, career tips and techniques to take center stage with an International Women’s Day Week special edition of ‘Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky’, the success and leadership summit for women.
-
Victorian Chamber to launch Swinburne University and Victorian businesses into space
First 5000 | February 19, 2019Space is not the final frontier for Victorian businesses. The space industry is a rapidly emerging sector presenting opportunities for businesses of all sizes. Leading the charge in this booming field in Victoria are researchers from Swinburne University of Technology.
-
Supporting Australian SME exporters to go global report released
First 5000 | February 18, 2019Federal parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has released its report ‘From little things big things grow: Supporting Australian SMEs go global’ following an inquiry into access to free trade agreements by small and medium enterprises.
-
WridgWays – The Removalist returns to local ownership
First 5000 | February 15, 2019WridgWays – The Removalist which now stands on its own after a decade of foreign ownership, understands it faces some challenges in recapturing the heart of the Australian public, but with a strong vision and team, its CEO believes it can be done.