Matthew Elmas

The Victorian government has unveiled over $250 million in payroll tax relief, but has saved most of it for regional firms.

The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered more than one in five businesses were underpaying workers in a recent audit of regional firms.

Small business will remain in cabinet under Michaelia Cash, who has also been promoted to Employment Minister, and will be assisted by Steve Irons.

McDonald's has been caught breaching children's advertising rules in the same way it did just a year ago, prompting questions about how genuine it is.

The ATO will be visiting more than 1500 small businesses between now and tax time. Here's the who, when and where you need to know.

The Victorian state government is moving to assist business victims of construction blockages with a new communication framework.

A Victorian business that shortchanged workers has been handed a hefty penalty after the Court found it engaged in deliberate exploitation.

The ACCC is taking online retailer Kogan to court over alleged breaches of consumer law stemming from a fresh bout of price-jacking claims.

Here are five common mistakes the ATO is taregtting this end of financial year — as well as how to avoid making them in your own business.

Kate Carnell will ask the government to consider reforming small business unfair dismissal after identifying issues that lawyers say require an overhaul.

The Coalition has been returned to government and work is already underway to flesh out the state of play in small-business policy.

National retail chain Focus Group has collapsed into administration, blaming "unsustainably high rents" for unprofitable operations.