People

Worker shortages, inflation, and climate: Here are the key small business concerns as Labor takes power

Economy

David Adams

23 May 2022

Sensing the potential for a Labor shake-up in Canberra, small business organisations have expressed their key concerns.

What small businesses and startups can expect from the new Labor government

Business Planning

David Adams

23 May 2022

Prime Minister elect Anthony Albanese and senior Labor MPs have outlined the party's economic vision.

Walk the talk: The blueprint Australian business leaders need to tackle our mental health crisis

Leadership

Lisa Annese

19 May 2022

A new study by Diversity Council Australia shows mental health in Australian workplaces is a tale of two halves: senior executives are finding ways to cope with mental health challenges, while employees in entry level and non-managerial positions are finding it harder.

Intrepid Travel’s ANZ leadership team to be all-female for the first time

Leadership

Jessie Tu

18 May 2022

For the first time in its 33 year history, the world’s largest travel operator Intrepid Travel has an all-female regional leadership team operating in Australia and New Zealand.

Write-offs, wages and supply chains: Small business election priorities revealed

Economy

David Adams

17 May 2022

New data from Xero and ScotPac outlines the election priorities of small businesses as polling day approaches.

A 5.1% minimum wage hike would have a “huge impact” on small businesses, COSBOA says

Economy

David Adams

11 May 2022

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says his party would support a 5.1% lift to the minimum wage to keep pace with the cost of living.

Top tips for small businesses to handle the sharpest inflation growth since 2009

Cashflow

David Adams

28 April 2022

Accounting experts have urged Australian small businesses to prepare for the impact of inflation, after official figures confirmed the cost of living has surged at a rate not seen in more than a decade.

First female CBA chair Catherine Livingstone to step down after five years in the role

Leadership

Women's Agenda

28 April 2022

After five years at the helm during some tumultuous times, Commonwealth Bank of Australia chair Catherine Livingstone is set to step down from the board in August.

Aussies Sophia Hamblin Wang and Caroline Blanch Israel named in Young Global Leaders list

Leadership

Madeline Hislop

21 April 2022

The World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders is a long-running program that counts prime ministers, global tech founders and changemakers among its alumni.

Australian knowledge workers want more flexible hours than any other nation, new Slack data shows

Leadership

David Adams

20 April 2022

Just 3.5% of Australian workers said they want a pre-set and fixed schedule, compared to a global average of 5.9%.