Business

Victorian ombudsman finds 12,000 businesses ‘unfairly denied’ COVID-19 grants

About 12,000 Victorian businesses could now be eligible for retrospective COVID-19 grants of up to $10,000 after the...

28 April 2021 • By John Buckley

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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

Business

Former minister appointed small business ombudsman

The incoming ombudsman will be the second Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, taking over from...

03 March 2021

Tax

Small business ombudsman details major tax change wishlist

An overhaul of the superannuation guarantee regime and PAYG withholding obligations are just some of the major tax...

05 June 2020

Business

Small business ombudsman launches COVID-19 resource

The office of the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has added a dedicated section for SME...

26 March 2020

Tax

Win for accountants in $63K ombudsman swoop

Some Sydney accountants have been back-paid thousands after a compliance swoop from the Fair Work Ombudsman in NSW.

06 April 2018

Business

$360K, $1.8m data breach penalties raise flags for small business ombudsman

The small business ombudsman has issued a blanket reminder about the new data breach laws penalties, after finding...

31 January 2018

Regulation

Ombudsman reveals tips, compliance warnings for bookkeepers

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) said it has no fear in holding bookkeepers to account where contraventions occur, and...

02 August 2017

Business

Small business ombudsman to undergo review

The government has announced that the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman will have its first...

16 March 2017