By Gemma Thompson
NEW YEAR, same pressures. Hardly into 2026 and it’s clear that businesses will continue to face financial headwinds, with interest rate hikes and new superannuation policies intensifying strain on P&Ls and cash flow. Those yet to think about contingency measures may already be behind.
Reacting to cost increases, after the fact, puts you…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
FRANCHISING IN AUSTRALIA is generally considered a safer pathway to business ownership than starting an independent business as a solopreneur.
Franchising has a reported average success rate of roughly 80% over…
THE GOLD COAST became the centre of Australian screen culture in February as the 2026 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards and the AACTA Festival delivered five unmissable days of celebration, connection and creativity…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
CLINUVEL Pharmaceuticals has taken significant steps forward developing innovative solutions for acute and…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
IT IS CLAIMED that 97% of people love chocolate. Whether that’s true statistically – or just a claim by a…
RESEARCHERS at The Florey Institute in Melbourne – working at the cutting edge of dementia research – have received funding from State…
AN INGESTIBLE gas-sensing capsule invented at RMIT, to provide real-time insights into human gut health, has been cleared for use in the United…
CIMIC GROUP has announced the successful completion of its strategic partnership transaction with Sojitz Corporation, establishing a 50:50 joint…
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Bruce Billson has welcomed the announcement of Lynda McAlary-Smith as his…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
CLINUVEL Pharmaceuticals has taken significant steps forward developing innovative solutions for acute and…
AUSTRALIAN extended reality (XR) start-up Vection Technologies has signed a $4 million deal with the Omnicacom Group to…
THE Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), alongside the Approved Employers of Australia, has launched a campaign to pressure…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is now the big challenge for businesses everywhere.…
AS CLUMSY and debilitating as Facebook’s news feed ban has been – for thousands of businesses and community…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
FRANCHISING IN AUSTRALIA is generally considered a safer pathway to business ownership than starting an…
By Tim Reardon >>
THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) will be sending a simple message to the inquiry into Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on…
By Leon Getter, Talking Business >>
ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES now is research and development (R&D) for business. There…
AUSTRALIA’s home building industry is expected to strengthen through 2026, supported by gradually improving building…
AUSTRALIAN-BUILT generative AI software is being trialled by iconic American confectionery company Tootsie Roll. The reason? This manufacturing…
LUFTHANSA marks a centenary of aviation service on January 6, 2026.
On that day, 100 years ago, the first ‘Luft Hansa’ was founded, and by April 6 of the same year, it had its maiden commercial flight. Australia's…
THE ULTRA-RARE ‘Yellah’ HSV GTSR W1 Maloo ute – build number 001 of just four secretly produced – sold last weekend for $1.2 million, winning the title of the highest-priced Holden in history.
A…
NEW FIGURES from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman reveal a 50 percent jump in requests for help from distressed business…
A PIONEERING national study, conducted by a Monash University expert – in collaboration with consumer advocates – has shed light on the hidden toll…
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
MONASH UNIVERSITY has launched the Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund, a $15 million initiative developed in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria to…
THE Queensland Government and resources industry leaders are meeting in Brisbane today to develop innovative ways to rebuild explorer confidence in Queensland and to ensure the state can meet…
REDFERN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage will be at the heart of plans to upgrade three parks in one of Sydney’s most important growing communities.
More than 4,500…
THE Australian Workers’ Union, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Electrical Trades Union and Maritime Union of Australia have issued a joint statement welcoming the South Australian and…
THE GOLD COAST became the centre of Australian screen culture in February as the 2026 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)…
THE FORD Dealer Network has reaffirmed its commitment to Australian basketball with Basketball Australia confirming an extension to its major…
UNLOCKING the renewable energy potential of Aboriginal land could transform communities and accelerate New South Wales’…
MACQUARIE Cloud Services’ acclaimed Cloud Reset podcast has unveiled a special AI-focused series that calls on some of Australia’s most influential…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
GETTING AHEAD in the corporate world has its challenges for women.
New data from…
THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has called on the Australian Government to rule out any changes to negative gearing and…
AUSTRALIAN LIVESTOCK producers have been facing an unprecedented period of market volatility over recent years, with swings in cattle and sheep…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
IMAGINE a platform that helps parents and educators deal with the concussions that can afflict school-age…
ANZ BANK’s board will face the bank’s first shareholder resolutions on financing deforestation at its annual meeting in Sydney on Thursday.
The resolutions – facilitated by the Australian…
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