Cash no longer king? Aus Post, ACCC, RBA feel the squeeze
Like physical branches, paper bills, statements, letters and cheques once put in the mail, the increasingly parlous state of cash in Australia has again come into full public display.
Judo Bank co-founder Joseph Healy to step down as CEO
Judo Bank co-founder and CEO Joseph Healy will depart the SME bank in the coming months, seven years after launching a financial institution designed to provide a better deal to entrepreneurs.
Boosting Female Founders cohort announced before agreements were finalised
The latest Boosting Female Founders recipients were recently announced before all agreements had been finalised and signed.
Labor’s Stage 3 tax cuts aren’t enough. We need genuine tax reform
The original Stage 3 and its redesign will return more than $20 billion a year in accumulated bracket creep to taxpayers without doing anything much to boost economic growth.
Swifties leave Melbourne businesses enchanted with a $174 million boost to economy
Pop megastar Taylor Swift has left an economic love story in the wake of her concerts in Melbourne.
QLD tips $55 million into matched VC funding to grow and retain the next Sunshine State success
The Queensland government has tipped a further $55 million into its venture capital funding program, partnering with big-name investors to develop local startups and keep them within the state's borders.
Four-year gap in ATO small business fraud risk assessments exposed in Auditor-General report
The small business line of the ATO did not complete an external fraud assessment between 2019 and 2023, an ANAO report has revealed.
Will you SME my Valentine? Judo Bank posts love letter to small business clients
Love is all around. Just check the pages of Australia's august newspapers, as Judo Bank shares its Valentine's Day wishes to small business customers.
150 ATO officials investigated in massive TikTok GST fraud crackdown
At least 150 ATO officials have been investigated as part of a massive GST fraud crackdown, resulting in criminal proceedings and employment terminations, according to a bombshell report from the Auditor-General.
Trial underway in alleged $13 million PAYG tax fraud case
More than 100 hours of secret police recordings will be played at the trial of a group of men accused of illegally withholding over $13 million of tax from the government.
Afterpay: No changes to Australian brand after reported US shake-up
Afterpay says it has no plans to shake up its Australian brand, despite reports its American operation will be merged with peer-to-peer payments platform Cash App, and payment experts flagging significant regulatory changes at home in 2024.
GST fraudster imprisoned after attempted $15 million construction scheme
A construction developer has been sentenced to ten years behind bars for attempting tax fraud valued at $15 million, in what the Australian Taxation Office calls the end to one of its longest fraud investigations.
