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Payment reporting regime slammed as ‘impenetrable failure’

The review makes 13 recommendations for a comprehensive overhaul of a scheme that aims to reduce the time small...

04 September 2023 • By Philip King

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Regional NSW accounting giant Boyce celebrates half-century

The top 40 firm expanded from Cooma five decades ago to take in towns from Moree to Bega.

01 September 2023 • By Philip King

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Construction insolvencies on the rise as building approvals drop

This financial year has already seen hundreds of insolvencies in the construction sector as the number of approved...

01 September 2023 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

1 in 3 suffer financial stress, cut spending across the board

More people are cutting spending and renegotiating bills than during the height of the pandemic, ANU survey finds.

01 September 2023 • By Philip King

Business

Why authentic leadership comes loaded with challenges

Views have shifted and there is no longer a single “hero” version of leadership to which we should all aspire.

01 September 2023 • By Sue Rosen

Business

Bank lending to small business leaps 28% in FY2022–23

Total outstanding credit reaches almost $600bn with loans to small business up by one-third, the ABA says.

31 August 2023 • By Philip King

Business

COVID loan repayments to place further strain on SMEs

The first phase of government-backed loans lent to businesses during COVID are due in full at the end of this year,...

31 August 2023 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Inflation slips to lowest annual figure since last February

UPDATED: ABS data shows CPI on steady downward trend helped by falls in petrol and vegetable prices.

30 August 2023 • By Philip King