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Financial complaints ombudsman details COVID-19 disputes

Australia’s financial complaints regulator received more than 11,000 complaints related to COVID-19 since its pandemic...

11 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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Insolvencies spike by 61% in February

External administrations surged by 61 per cent over the last month, sparking fears that more companies will collapse...

10 March 2021 • By Jotham Lian

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Business confidence at 10-year high: NAB

The bank’s monthly business survey reported signs of pre-pandemic normalcy, with business confidence at a 10-year high...

10 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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Labor to force companies to disclose gender pay gap

Under a new Labor plan, companies with more than 250 employees will have to publish gender pay data and abolish pay...

09 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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Post-JobKeeper support to be announced ‘within days’

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed that the federal government will announce targeted post-JobKeeper support in “a...

08 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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‘Monster levy’: Accounting bodies slam ASIC fee hike

Australia’s largest accounting bodies have condemned ASIC’s latest industry funding levy hike which could see...

08 March 2021 • By John Buckley

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Inside the Dover judgment

Terry McMaster and Dover Financial have been hit with hefty fines despite the Federal Court failing to find an...

08 March 2021 • By Lachlan Maddock

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Travel expenses rulings — what do they mean?

New ATO guidance and rulings on the income tax and FBT treatment of employee meal, accommodation and travel costs were...

05 March 2021 • By Judy White, BDO Australia