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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ACCC recommends targeted rules for digital platforms
A five-year ACCC inquiry has found digital platforms needed to be subjected to targeted regulation to increase competitiveness and protect consumers.
Australian
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Multilingual AI chatbot developed for hospital EDs
A team of New South Wales researchers are developing a multilingual chatbot to use in hospital emergency departments.
UNSW Sydney academic researcher and emergency
Read more20 June 2025
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
Read more20 June 2025
Queensland biotech innovation on world stage
A team of Queensland medical researchers are sharing 80 years of innovation at an international conference in the United States.
The QIMR Berghofer delegation, which
Read more20 June 2025
Optus agrees to $100m penalty over sales practices
Optus is set to pay a $100 million fine for selling products to consumers who did not want, nor could afford, them.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Read more18 June 2025
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
Read more18 June 2025
Can we regulate reality in a world of fake news?
The continuing and rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that can produce high quality “fake” content and images is creating new
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ASX ‘serious failures’ spark ASIC inquiry
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will be investigated by the national regulator following “repeated and serious failures”.
The Australian Securities &
Read more16 June 2025
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
Read more13 June 2025