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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.

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Labor is sticking to its Stage 3 tax cut plans as business support measures weigh on the budget

The Albanese government says it has no plans to repeal a set of income tax cuts projected to cost $243 billion over 10 years.

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“Do or die”: Tech players welcome government commitment to $1.55 billion “bonus” tax offsets for SMEs

Business bookkeeping platforms have welcomed draft legislation which could create $1.55 billion in "bonus" tax offsets for small businesses.

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Albanese government pledges $18.6 million to small business digital training grants

A new round of funding for digital advisory services is on the way, Small Business Minister Julie Collins says.

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Advertised salaries now outpacing official wage growth data, new SEEK report says, as hirers scramble for talent

Advertised starting salaries are 4.1% higher on average than those offered in July 2021, a new SEEK report says, suggesting wages offered to fresh hires are rising faster than pay packets for existing workers.

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COSBOA, ACTU agree to four-point industrial relations reform agenda ahead of Jobs Summit

Australia's small business sector and union representatives have agreed on a four-point priority plan for the Jobs and Skills Summit, declaring a common interest in simplifying the IR system for workers and employers.

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Zip counters $1.1 billion loss with claims of reduced cash burn and tighter BNPL lending rules

Zip claims the closure of its UK and Singapore offices, the "retirement" of Pocketbook, and a crackdown on bad debts will help turn the ship around.

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Gig economy player Mable to boost superannuation options as Tony Burke lashes the entire sector

Care work platform Mable will "simplify" opt-in superannuation deductions for gig workers as the government readies its own reform agenda.

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Qantas posts $1.86 billion loss for FY22 but clearer skies are ahead, CEO Alan Joyce says

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline is moving back to profitability, despite posting an underlying loss of nearly $1.9 billion for the 2022 financial year and weathering damage to its global reputation.

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COSBOA to consider ACTU’s sector-wide bargaining proposal as big business baulks

Australia's peak body for small business groups will not immediately discount an Australian Council of Trade Unions proposal to introduce sector-wide enterprise bargaining.

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SMEs have just four weeks to pre-register for .au URLs as business groups fear for those left behind

Small businesses have four weeks to register a new .au domain name before those URLs become available to the general public.

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Does your business have ‘digital fluency’? A new MYOB and Digital Skills Organisation partnership aims to build SME tech skills

Business accounting platform MYOB and the Digital Skills Organisation will work together to develop a 'digital fluency' standard for SMEs.

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“We were wrong”: Kogan posts $35.5 million loss, flags headcount reduction as e-commerce cools

A major slowdown in Australian e-commerce spending has seen Kogan report its first loss since the company's 2016 ASX listing, forcing the retailer to reassess its product line and start reducing its employee headcount.

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