Matthew Elmas

Subcontractors are pushing for the federal government to urgently bolster pay protections for sole traders amid an expected increase in insolvencies.

Slack is down for users around the world. The company behind the platform is investigating but there's no official word yet on what caused the disruption.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined a set of grisly figures in an address to Parliament, predicting Australia's quarterly GDP will fall at least 10% in June.

Small business owners are responding with confusion and frustration after reports emerged the federal government is considering winding back the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme.

The ATO has provided guidance on its approach to JobKeeper compliance and enforcement, saying firms trying to do right will be treated with sympathy.

Queensland has dropped $5.5 million into a new AI hub, Airbnb has laid off 1,900 staff, and Qantas is floating some pretty cheap plane tickets.

The first JobKeeper wage payment deadline is fast approaching. Pay your workers or risk missing out on back payments for the first two fortnights.

A petition is circulating in Queensland calling on the state government to get moving with grant applications wayleighed by the coronavirus crisis.

The federal government is turning its eye towards easing coronavirus trading restrictions and wants businesses to pitch their plans for being "COVID safe".

Goldeluck's Doughnuts has managed to keep growing by venturing into a space few bakeries have dared to venture in the past: e-commerce.

Almost three-quarters of businesses surveyed by the ABS expect the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce their cashflow over the next two months.

Retail and hospitality industry lobbyists are testing the waters on when and how governments will ease coronavirus lockdowns.