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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

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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

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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

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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

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How a wobbly drinks brand dodged last orders

Non-alcoholic beverages company Sans Drinks has become an object lesson in the benefits of voluntary administration,...

30 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Record 1.5m at-risk mortgage-holders await RBA move

After a dozen rate rises more than 640,000 have joined the ranks of stressed homeowners, the latest Roy Morgan data...

29 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Carbon Group expands in Sydney with Numeric Eight takeover

The bookkeeping and accounts management operation becomes the latest in a string of acquisitions for the Perth-based...

29 August 2023 • By Philip King

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Business registers ‘unfit for purpose without reform’

CPA Australia says the decision to bin the Modernising Business Registers Program leaves Australia trailing global...

29 August 2023 • By Philip King, Miranda Brownlee