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January deadline for mandated climate reporting

Large Australian businesses have less than four months to ensure systems are in place to produce mandated climate-related reports. Australian Securities and Investments
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Woman Christmas shopping. | Newsreel

Christmas spend tipped to drop by almost 20%

Australian shoppers plan to cut pre-Christmas spending by almost 20 percent. The annual Deloitte Retail Holiday Report found consumers were planning to spend just over
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Elderly couple outside home. | Newsreel

Housing supply focus ignores allocation opportunity

Australian housing policies need to address allocation, not just supply, to overcome the current crisis. Speaking at an industry forum, ANZ Chief Economist Richard
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Construction business owner. | Newsreel

Queensland business not confident of Olympic boom

Less than 20 percent of Queensland businesses believe they will benefit from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Business Chamber Queensland today released
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Delivery drover in truck. | Newsreel

Business turnover returns to positive territory

Business turnover in Australia rose in July, on the back of increased demand for delivery and warehousing services. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Head of
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Small business owners worried about bills. | Newsreel

Unexpected costs hit small business owners hard

Australian small businesses faced billions of dollars in unexpected costs in the past year, impacting the mental health of the majority of owners. In new CommBank
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Customer using technology in store. | Newsreel

Shoppers extra cautious with retail technology

Growing acceptance of technology in a person’s every-day life hits a speedbump at the shopfront, according to new Queensland research. A team from QUT, found that
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Outgoing Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra. | Newsreel

Australian Retailers Association CEO Zahra resigns

Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra has resigned, as the group moves to merge with the National Retail Association. The head of the leading national
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Clients most common cause of workplace violence

Compensation claims as a result of workplace violence have jumped by more than 50 percent over the past five years. A new report from Safe Work Australia has highlighted
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Pharmacist talking to elderly man in chemist. | Newsreel

New pharmacy business council members appointed

A new council has been appointed to oversee pharmacy ownership in Queensland. The State Government this week announced the 10 members of the first-ever Queensland
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