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Women face 101 year wait for financial gender equality: Financy
First 5000 | March 8, 2021Despite 2020 being a tough year, the financial progress of Australian women is trending in the right direction, but it will still take a century to achieve equality, as systemic issues hamper improvement in the unpaid work gender gap.
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Bruce Billson appointed ASBFEO
First 5000 | March 5, 2021The Honorable Bruce Billson has been appointed as Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, for a five-year term, effective 11 March 2021.
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Effective governance paved the way for a strong COVID response: Koff
First 5000 | March 4, 2021Clinical engagement and good governance were critical factors in NSW Health’s agile response to the pandemic, outlined Elizabeth Koff, Secretary of NSW Health in her keynote address at the ‘A Vision for Australia 2020’: GAP Virtual Summit on National Resilience.’
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Report signals significant development in mental health: Mental Health Victoria
First 5000 | March 3, 2021Mental Health Victoria has praised the public release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s mental health system.
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Retail Award offers small businesses much-needed flexibility: Ombudsman
First 5000 | March 2, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed an agreement between the SDA and Master Grocers Australia to make improvements to the Retail Award, which will help small businesses in their recovery efforts.
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Home office hacks for maximum business productivity
First 5000 | March 1, 2021While the home office has become a necessity for many of us over the past year, those who have run businesses from home for years say most people get it wrong when trying to create the right environment and mindset for working and running a business from home.
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Resilience – To be or not to be
First 5000 | February 26, 2021To strengthen our resilience on a global national and individual levels, we should all join forces and work together but leadership will be required to translate this vision into reality, according to Shirin Herzog.
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SMEs leading innovation, new products, services: report
First 5000 | February 25, 2021New research shows small business accounts for 88 percent of businesses behind innovative new products and services in Australia, nearly double the figure for the previous 12 months.
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Mental health must be front of mind in our workplaces
Gary Martin | February 24, 2021If there is a single topic front of mind for many in the business community this year it has to be mental health and wellbeing. Professor Gary Martin CEO of AIM WA explains why.
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Affordable childcare essential for women in small business
First 5000 | February 23, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says universal access to high-quality, affordable early education would deliver essential support to women in small business.
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Cyber security guide launched to bolster SME work for Defence industry
First 5000 | February 22, 2021The Federal Government has joined forces with Australia’s defence industry to develop a ‘go-to’ guide for small businesses on how to improve their security practices to help them win Defence work.
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The time for resilience is now
Shane Fitzsimmons | February 19, 2021What makes a good leader? Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons spoke on leadership traits at the GAP Virtual Summit on National Resilience.
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The job interview is way past its best before date
Gary Martin | February 18, 2021Synonymous with the recruitment process, interviews regularly prove to be both unreliable and ineffective and fail to predict future job performance, Professor Gary Martin, CEO of AIM WA explains.
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Victoria’s ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown ends but some restriction remain
First 5000 | February 17, 2021Following the five day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victorians will return to COVID Normal, with a few restrictions still in place impacting businesses.
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Women entrepreneurs, SME owners focus on marketing, following lockdowns
First 5000 | February 16, 2021Women business owners are prioritising marketing spend more than ever to reach their users, according to Business Australia, General Manager, Content and Acquisition, Genevieve Brock.