In many small businesses, success is not just built on products, systems or premises. It is often built around people. A founder who holds the client relationships. A senior technician who understands the systems. A sales manager who brings in new work. A business partner who...
Running a small business is exciting, but it also comes with legal responsibilities that are easy to overlook when you are busy serving customers, paying staff, chasing invoices and growing the business. The good news is that many legal risks can be reduced by doing a...
Talking about estate planning can feel confronting. It’s a conversation tied to ageing, mortality, money, and family dynamics — all sensitive topics many of us prefer to avoid. Yet, avoiding it doesn’t make the need go away. In fact, most people leave estate planning too late,...
Navigating the dual roles of being a parent and a friend to your children presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This delicate balance requires careful consideration of boundaries, communication, and emotional intelligence. The ultimate goal is to foster a relationship built on trust, respect,...
Changes to capital gains taxes should still be broad to ensure one issue with the housing market isn’t replaced by another, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says, despite business groups urging the reforms apply only to property. The federal government will introduce its changes to the taxes to...
Investor incentives should be increased, not cut, a senior Liberal says, as Labor moves to rush its once-in-a-generation tax overhaul through parliament. Business leaders have warned the measures, laid out in the federal budget earlier in May, will lead to talent and funding moving offshore as...
A softer-than-expected inflation result will give the Reserve Bank a little more space to leave interest rates on hold, but another hike is not off the cards yet. Australia’s annual headline inflation rate fell to 4.2 per cent in April, from 4.6 per cent the previous...
The budget’s tax whack on property investors will accelerate a housing slowdown caused by interest rate hikes, potentially causing the biggest downturn in more than 40 years. Home price growth was already slowing nationwide, with outright falls in Sydney and Melbourne, following three straight Reserve Bank...
Almost two in three young Australians think artificial intelligence will be used to eliminate jobs and only two per cent think it will create them. Despite their concerns, more Aussies say they have a strong understanding of the technology and regularly use it to study and...
The likelihood of a rate hike in June has shrunk after a surprise jump in the unemployment rate showed the Iran war is having a material impact on Australia’s economy. While bad news for workers, the rise in the jobless rate from 4.3 per cent to...