Small Businesses Encouraged to Pay Attention to Key Areas and Act Now in EOFY Tax Planning
Many Australians are guilty of leaving their tax planning until the last minute. Tax advisors are getting in early this year, with a particular warning to small businesses to act as soon as possible. The economic uncertainty of the 2020–21 financial year should motivate SMEs to review tax planning strategies immediately and not at the […]
Victorian Government Announces Support Package for Businesses Impacted By Lockdown
Last month Victoria was forced into a 7-day lockdown as a consequence of a fresh outbreak of community transmitted cases of covid-19. The Victorian Government has stated that it is especially trying to help businesses most affected this time around, which includes operators in the hospitality, events, retail and creative industries by giving them additional targeted […]
Australian Governments Offers Victorians $500 Per Week During State Lockdown
Prime Minster Scott Morrison has announced plans to offer financial support to Victorian workers who have been impacted by the recent covid-19 enforced lockdown. The fresh lockdown has resulted in the immediate closure of venues and the loss of jobs in a number of different industries particularly retail, hospitality, events and tourism. The Australian Government […]
The Australian Government Announces $1.2 Billion Digitalisation Package
The Australian Government has announced that it intends to make a huge investment in digital education for works, along with artificial intelligence, incentivising investment in game, refreshing government services, digitising SMEs, data management, emerging aviation technologies and cyber security. The ambitious new technology package is worth $1.2 billion was announced on Thursday the 6th May […]
Nearly 500,000 Small Business Trading Without Digitalisation
Nearly 500,000 small businesses across Australia are currently trading with little to no digitalisation measures, while 34 percent of business who have were found to be more profitable as a result. On Tuesday 11th May MYOB published the findings of new research which discovered that 466,062 small and medium-sized businesses have been left in the […]
Business Confidence in Australia Reaches 7 Year High
In April 2021, business confidence surged to a seven-year high, increasing from 62.9 to 125.3 thus rising by 48.4 points from levels recorded 12 months ago. Just over one year ago, business confidence hit a covid-19 pandemic record low of only 76.9 during the month of April 2020. Business confidence is 11.6 points above the long-term […]
The Benefits of Embracing Digitalisation
The conception of digitalisation is something that thrills some business owners but at the same time frightens others just as much. If you run a business, many digitalisation options might have already been introduced into your business strategy. At the same time, you might also be hesitant to implement various elements of digitalisation. It is […]
Australia’s Unemployment Has Fallen To 5.5 Percent Despite JobKeeper Ending
Recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s unemployment has fallen to 5.5 percent. This has surprised many people, due to the fact that when the federal government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy ended on the 28th March it was anticipated to create a cliff that would plunge thousands of workers […]
The Queensland Government Launches $7.5 Million Campaign to Assist Tourism Sector
The Queensland Government is hoping that a brand new $7.5 million campaign will be able to persuade thousands of workers from around Australia to relocate to Queensland in order to help rebuild its struggling tourism sector. Launched on Thursday 20th May, the “Work in Paradise” campaign intends to offer eligible workers $1500 in cash, travel […]
The Current Rate of Underemployment in Australia
When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its monthly survey of the labour force, a person is only required to work a minimum of 1 hour a week to be considered as “employed”. On the surface this might make people believe that the government is trying to manipulate the unemployment data to make the […]
