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$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

Cannes award for Aussie lamb ad. Watch it again

This year’s Aussie lamb ad has won a Silver Lion at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) General Manager of Marketing

Aussie cotton growers investigate floating solar farms

Placing floating solar panels over irrigation dams could lessen evaporation and generate energy across Australia’s agriculture industry. Research spearheaded by Ag

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

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

Commercial fishing released from investment warning

A decade-long investment warning related to Queensland’s commercial fishing industry has been revoked. State Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett said the

World-first fixed-wing response to fire disasters

Australia’s largest private natural disaster responder has bolstered its capability by adding fixed-wing firefighting aircraft to its arsenal. Sunshine Coast-based

Natural phages ‘shield’ an alternative to antibiotics

A natural alternative to antibiotics is the focus of ground-breaking research under way in New Zealand. A team from the University of Canterbury (UC) are working with

A month each year lost to unnecessary meetings

With productivity making the headlines, new research has shown Australian employees waste up to three hours each week in unnecessary meetings. Office supplies company

Autonomous tractors to crack Aussie nut industry

A multi-million-dollar project will look to retrofit Australia’s on-farm tractor fleet into autonomous vehicles, initially driving efficiency in the labour-intensive

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