Credit card payment. | Newsreel

RBA recommends removal of card surcharges

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has recommended surcharges be removed for payments made by credit cards. A RBA consultation paper, released as part of its review of
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Jenni Walke, Founder of Elephant in the Room Consulting. | Newsreel

Indigenous businesses provide $42 billion of social value

Australia’s Indigenous businesses create more than $40 billion in social benefit each year, according to a new report. Supply Nation Chief Executive Officer Kate
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Aussie banks to roll out new payee confirmation technology

Australian banks now have access to a new technology to combat scammers. A new name-matching service, Confirmation of Payee, aims to help protect customers from being
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Business owner looking at bills. | Newsreel

$45 billion tax debt warning for small business

Australian small business are being to urged to review cash flow strategies as a tax change next week has costly implications. Chartered Accountants Australia and New
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Australian businesses face a ton of tax burdens

Reducing company tax and rationalising the number of taxes paid by businesses, which in some cases exceeds 100, is needed to boost productivity. In a new report, the
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Annual super valuations key to div 296 tax change

Looming plans to tax superannuation balances greater than $3 million, means it is more important than ever for people to know their total superannuation balance
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Simon Birmingham. | Newsreel

Birmingham new Australian Banking Association CEO

Former Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham will replace former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Banking Association
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Business Chamber Queensland CEO Heidi Cooper. | Newsreel

Queensland business confidence back despite challenges

Despite profit and productivity concerns, Queensland businesses have reported the highest level of economic confidence in more than three years. Business Chamber
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Boards set to use AI to question executive decisions

Half of all business decisions will be made by artificial intelligence (AI) within two years and boards will start using AI to challenge executive decisions, a global
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Australia Post Parcel centre. | Newsreel

Parcels the centre of new post office design

Australia Post has launched a new post office design, centred around the surging parcel market. Australia Post Executive General Manager Retail, Brand and Marketing Josh
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