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What is ‘burnout’ and what can we do about it?
Gabriela Tavella | May 12, 2018Feeling “burnt out” is a pretty common phrase in daily parlance, and we’re starting to learn more about its long term and highly destructive effects.
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First nations youth summit attracts indigenous entreprenuers
First 5000 | May 12, 2018Over 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth will travel to Brisbane from across Australia to attend the First Nations Youth Summit at Fishburners, Australia’s largest community of scalable tech startups.
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Why mid-sized firms must think years ahead
Nils Vesk | May 12, 2018When we have a clear view of the future, it is much easier to make decisions, to anticipate market changes and, most of all, to respond, so that we can best capitalise on the situation.
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Should there be a trade-off between good data and productivity?
Roshan Shetty | May 11, 2018The intelligent use of information can improve customer relations, boost employee productivity and increase profits for SMEs as well as larger firms.
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WA grants to drive regional economic development
First 5000 | May 11, 2018The McGowan Government is backing the job-creating potential of community-led projects in regional Western Australia with a $22.5 million investment as part of the 2018-19 State Budget.
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Better wages and public services should come before tax cuts
Jim Stanford | May 11, 2018The Coalition government’s 2018 budget aims to cut personal income taxes for many Australians over the next several years, however reversing the recent, and unprecedented stagnation in wage growth is the real key to improving living standards.
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Nominate a firm for the Susan Ryan Age Diversity Awards
Lyn Goodear | May 10, 2018Applications are now open for the Susan Ryan Age Diversity Awards to recognise organisations enriching the age diversity and inclusion of their workforces in innovative, exciting ways.
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Budget offers a fairer go for smaller firms
First 5000 | May 10, 2018SMEs want a ‘fair go’, a level playing field and to be left alone to get on with the job. The Small Business Ombudsman welcomes some positive steps in the budget but there were also several missed opportunities.
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CRC budget roundup
Tony Peacock | May 10, 2018There are mixed signals from the Government in the 2018 Budget regarding the CRC Program, with some programs supported, others cut and signs the process itself may be subverted.
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Information industry backs budget focus on R&D
First 5000 | May 9, 2018The Australian Information Industry Association has backed the budget’s focus on digital transformation incentives in health, agriculture and manufacturing and support for a new space industry.
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The devil in the budget details
Paul Drum | May 9, 2018The third Turnbull/ Morrison budget has some big-ticket items but it’s the less headline grabbing proposals that are likely to attract the attention of the accounting and tax profession over the coming months and years.
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Tax cuts bypass people in need and threaten vital services
Cassandra Goldie | May 9, 2018More tax cuts are the wrong priority at the wrong time. They will not help the majority of people on low incomes, but will deprive governments of the ability to fund essential services and restore the budget.
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The 2018 Budget – A plan for a stronger economy
Scott Morrison | May 9, 2018The Federal Treasurer lays out the Government’s tax and spending plans for the year ahead, offering tax cuts to boost economic activity while strengthening essential services.
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New Federal Budget set to boost industry
First 5000 | May 8, 2018The 2018-19 budget is expected to ease the cost of living through tax cuts and ramp up infrastructure investment, while remaining on track to return to a budget surplus by 2020-21.
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It’s never too late to start a business
J. Daniel Kim | May 8, 2018Many people associate entrepreneurship with youth – like Mark Zuckerberg, who famously started Facebook as a student at Harvard. However most successful entrepreneurs are actually older than the media – and policy makers – seem to think.