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Government moves to ease tax burden
Small Business Minister Dr Craig Emerson has announced that the government will consider two new measures to simplify small business taxation and reduce small business compliance costs....
Law reform to protect small businesses against predators - ACCC
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman (ACCC) has announced small businesses will enjoy greater protection against predatory pricing and misuse of market power, following proposed legal reform....
Small business conditions moderate, reforms imminent
Small business conditions have remained moderate while labour costs have risen, according to a recent survey by the Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)....
Retail tenancy shake-up to address small business concerns
A new discussion paper has tackled major concerns in the retail tenancy market amongst small and medium businesses.
Releasing the paper Issues Affecting the Retail Leasing Industry in NSW on 14 April, State Small Business Minister Joe Tripodi said of particular concern is the possible imbalance between shopping centre landlords and their tenants....
Federal Court finds Pizza oven provider misled small business owners - ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it obtained orders from the Federal Court finding pizza oven provider Original Mama’s Pizza and Ribs Pty Ltd, misled its small business customers about the contracts by which they obtained the ovens and the terms under which their finance contracts could be cancelled....
Goverment consults small business on new workplace laws
Small businesses will enjoy more consultative participation in drafting of new workplace laws, with the creation of a new Business Advisory Group and Small Busienss Working Group...
Will new laws turn small business into spies?
Small businesses may begin to feel the effects of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF), which came into effect on 12 December 2007....
High Court boost for contracting parties
[2007] HCA 61
The High Court has found that the conduct of an innocent party is a relevant factor in considering whether a contract has been repudiated....
“Forward with fairness” - What a change of government means for small business
Kevin Rudd's promise to abolish Work Choices was a centrepiece of Labor's election campaign. And while Labor will not control the Senate, if it can gain the support of independent and Greens Senators, Forward with Fairness will become the federal industrial relations policy....
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