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...