Professional Services

Flooding Windsor Brisbane. | Newsreel

Alfred catastrophe declaration prioritises insurance claims

Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the related severe weather event in South-East Queensland and northern New South Wales has been declared an insurance catastrophe, allowing
Read more 10 March 2025
Flooded town. | Newsreel

Insurers call for $30 billion fund for flood defence

Australia’s insurance industry has proposed a $30 billion fund to protect some of the country’s most flood-prone areas. In its policy recommendations in the lead up
Read more 27 February 2025
Small business owner with paperwork. | Newsreel

Red tape review open to small business operators

The feedback lines are now open for Queensland small businesses to have their say on the government red tape inhibiting their progress. State Small and Family Business
Read more 25 February 2025
Brisbane. | Newsreel

Brisbane poised to be a lifestyle supercity

Brisbane is set to leverage the current energy running through the Asia-Pacific and use the 2032 Games as a springboard to become a lifestyle supercity. A new report,
Read more 24 February 2025
Builders looking at warehouse construction. | Newsreel

Industrial lands plan to ease developer burden

An integrated Industrial Lands Action Plan is set to simplify planning for developers in New South Wales. McCullough Roberston Lawyers Partner Kate Swain said the State
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Former Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey. | Newsreel

De Jersey new chair of Legal Aid Queensland Board

Former Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey is the new Chair of the Legal Aid Queensland Board. State Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said Mr de Jersey would succeed
Read more 18 February 2025
Anna Bligh. | Newsreel

Bligh to step down as Australian Banking Association Chief

Former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is stepping down as Australian Banking Association (ABA) Chief Executive. ABA Chair and National Australia Bank CEO Andrew Irvine
Read more 3 February 2025
PwC Queensland Managing Partner Samantha Vidler

Energised PwC state leader charts an optimistic path

Over 30 years with professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Samantha (“Sam”) Vidler has seen some big changes, and challenges. Over that period,
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Small business owners on computer. | Newsreel

Small businesses turn to tech to tackle costs

Small business owners plan to turn to tech in 2025 to combat rising costs. This year’s NAB Economics Business Insights survey found three quarters (76 percent) of
Read more 28 January 2025
Small business owners looking at finances. | Newsreel

Cashflow issues impact 80 percent of small businesses

Nearly 80 percent of Australian small businesses reported cash flow problems over the past 12 months. A new Commbank survey also found that more than a quarter of small
Read more 20 January 2025