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Small towns, big challenges: COSBOA report reveals regional business struggles

Rising costs, declining profits, workforce shortages, and infrastructure gaps are creating a difficult environment for...

28 July 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

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Victorian business confidence and investment at all-time low

CPA Australia has advised the Victorian government to take more substantial action in the fight for business...

12 December 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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SME business confidence continues steady decline: Prospa

Following the RBA’s cash rate decision, Australia’s long-term small business confidence will continue to decline based...

07 August 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

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Business confidence lifts among smaller firms, survey reveals

Confidence about future success has risen among smaller firms but declined among medium and larger middle market...

22 April 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Business confidence plummets, two-thirds gloomy about 2024

The November rate rise confirmed a record run of pessimism, the latest Roy Morgan index shows.

07 December 2023 • By Philip King

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NSW leads plunge in business confidence to record lows

Six-month run in negative territory means economic pessimism has hit pandemic levels, Roy Morgan survey finds.

09 August 2023 • By Christine Chen

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Business confidence ‘teetering on the brink’

Adverse economic conditions will lift insolvency rates by the end of 2022, says the latest CreditorWatch report.

13 July 2022 • By Philip King

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Business confidence hits 7-year high

Business confidence surged to a seven-year high in April, up by 48.4 points from levels recorded one year ago.

12 May 2021 • By John Buckley

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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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COVID-19 business confidence survey launches

A new monthly business confidence survey has launched today, seeking to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian...

02 April 2020