Dominic Powell
Consumers up in arms about “almost criminal” conditions placed on collapsed Toys ‘R’ Us gift cards
Customers of recently collapsed toy retailer Toys ‘R’ Us are up in arms about the administrators’ plan to honour existing gift c…
Music retailer Allans Billy Hyde collapses, with administrators blaming a “tough retail market”
Australian music retailer Allans Billy Hyde has entered voluntary administration after a string of recent store closures, with administrator…
Government passes historic $144 billion income tax plan, claiming it will give small business a boost
In a historic set of legislation, the federal government has passed the largest ever set of income tax cuts through the Senate unamended, br…
Xero users hit with multiple fake invoice email scams in lead up to tax time
Xero customers have been hit with a slew of fake invoices and phishing email attempts over the month of June, with six different variants of…
Toys ‘R’ Us stores to close down around Australia as no buyer emerges: Why businesses have to be ready to change
Iconic toy retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is set to officially shut down in Australia, after administrators failed to find a buyer locally for the…
Telstra to slash 8,000 jobs and cut $1 billion in costs while refocusing plans for SME customers
In a bombshell announcement, telecom giant Telstra yesterday revealed it would be axing over 8,000 jobs and reducing its number of plans fro…
Apple fined $9 million by the ACCC over misleading customers with ‘error 53’ issue
Global technology giant Apple has been fined $9 million by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over the infamous ‘erro…
Chocolatier scores $600,000 Shark Tank deal despite ‘loving chocolate more than business’
A chocolate-loving entrepreneur on last night’s episode of Shark Tank fought through some intense scrutiny of his business to secure a $60…
Treasury to modify small business CGT concessions after proposed retrospective application left SME owners with surprise $500,000 tax bills
The Australian Treasury has cancelled the retrospective application of a set of “integrity measures” for small business capital gains tax (C…
NSW budget to deliver small businesses payroll tax cuts and help with removing red tape
With the New South Wales state budget to be delivered today alongside a surplus of $3.9 billion, SMEs in the state have already been picked…
