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David Adams is a senior business journalist at SmartCompany. He is interested in the challenges and opportunities facing Australian businesses, along with the influences of technology, culture, and a changing climate. Before SmartCompany, David served as a reporter for Business Insider Australia. You can find him on Twitter at @DavidAdams_AU.

Sold out in three minutes: How Aussie premium streetwear label Geedup is mastering the e-commerce drop

The latest clothing release from premium streetwear label Geedup sold out in just three minutes, following a separate $2.9 million release which showed how innovative labels are using limited releases to drive hype and overturn e-commerce norms.

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‘Barbenheimer’ delivers independent Sydney cinema best week in its 88-year history

The duelling debuts of Barbie and Oppenheimer have provided some independent Australian cinemas with the best box office results in their history, even as the industry struggles to drag long-term audience numbers back to pre-pandemic levels.

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Construction collapses now a “super-spreader event”, says Swinburne governance expert

The insolvency crisis ripping through the Australian construction industry is comparable to a "super-spreader event", a corporate governance expert says, with financial hardships spreading from one business to another reminiscent of recent public health crises.

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$23.4 million Cyber Wardens scheme kicks off with Melbourne business beta session

Forty Victorian small businesses will today experience their first hands-on Cyber Wardens session, a debut event for the cyber security training scheme set to receive more $23 million in federal government funding.

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“How do we recover that cost?”: Victorian businesses cope with surging cost of average WorkCover premium

Victorian small and medium businesses are now considering budget adjustments and passing on the cost of labour, as they add surging WorkCover insurance premiums to the list of growing operational expenses.

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Exclusive: Small businesses will remain exempt from casual conversion reforms, confirms Tony Burke

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has confirmed small business exemptions to the casual conversion system will remain in place, amid concerns over a lack of clarity about the federal government's industrial relations reforms.

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Liven acquires four startups for $152 million in hope of becoming hospitality’s one-stop-tech-shop

Australian hospitality tech platform Liven has revealed $152 million in local and international startup acquisitions, in a move it claims will bolster its all-in-one offering to restaurants, pubs, and growing franchises.

TikTok users are going viral while sharing tax return shocks. Here’s why

Australian taxpayers are using TikTok to share their surprise and disappointment at their 2022-2023 income tax returns, highlighting some of the significant tax changes that came into effect last financial year.

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Victorian businesses have two weeks to destroy their employees’ COVID-19 vaccination data

Victorian businesses that collected COVID-19 vaccination information from staff and other workplace attendees have less than two weeks to destroy that data, after the expiry of temporary health and safety regulations.

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Explained: Labor seeks new casual worker conversions, legal definition to stop “double dipping”

Australian employers could face a new set of rules when converting casual employees to permanent workers and a fresh definition of casual work, under changes flagged by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke.

Event Cinemas apologises for Barbie goodie bags that included cleaning wipes, skin-whitening lotion

Audience members at a recent Barbie movie screening in Sydney were purportedly handed gift bags containing cleaning cloths and a skin-whitening cream, prompting an apology from the Events Cinemas chain.

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Gorman declares war on “illegitimate scam” websites spruiking massive discounts

The company behind Australian fashion label Gorman says it is battling scam retail sites posing as authentic outlets, as businesses purporting to offer Gorman goods at heavily discounted prices advertise on social media.

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