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Businesses decry glaring omission from election debate

Small businesses say conditions are the toughest they've ever been and election promises will do little to help, with action on insurance costs notably absent.

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Small business owners too overwrought for mental health

Small business owners are often too busy keeping plates spinning and creditors from the door to worry about mental health but ignoring it comes at a cost.

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Workers and employers face choice at upcoming election

Workers and their bosses will be given different workplace choices at the upcoming federal election, with a key change making it easier to move to a new job.

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Calls to lift small businesses out of red tape quagmire

The government is being urged to change the definition of a small business and lessen the weight of regulation for employers struggling with rising costs.

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Minimum wage workers in Australia to get a 3.75% pay rise over the next 12 months

Fair Work Commission lifts minimum wage to $24.10 an hour from July, with the rise outpacing the government’s forecast inflation rate

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Bush businesses caught by rising costs, closing banks

Australia is in the grips of a "cost-of-doing-business crisis" as fuel and energy prices rise and one-third of rural operators report "poor" business health.

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Financial pressures nudging retirees back to work

Many Australians are putting off retirement or returning to work, though ageism remains a key concern for older people considering the move.

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The Nationals Are Campaigning Against A Public Holiday If The Matildas Win The World Cup

The national cabinet is this coming Wednesday.

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‘Bit of a conundrum’: contradictory economic signs make RBA rate prophecies difficult

Surveys point to two-track economy with low consumer confidence but business in a relatively strong position to weather any slowdown

The Guardian - AU

Labor crunches land tax numbers for the Hunter

Newcastle residents could pay up to $5,532.54 in land tax annually if a government plan to introduce the controversial alternative to stamp duty becomes a reality, Labor figures show.

Newcastle Herald

The NSW government's land tax announcement explained — is this the beginning of the end of stamp duty?

From next year, some first home buyers in NSW will be able to choose between paying the lump of sum stamp duty or an annual land tax.

ABC News

State government unveils $500m plan to unlock NSW housing supply

A day after announcing a shared equity scheme to match the Labor federal government's program, the Perrottet government on Monday confirmed its push to accelerate housing infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney news: NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean granted emergency powers to direct coal to fuel electricity generators

MORNING BRIEFING: The powers, which the NSW Governor granted to Matt Kean on Thursday night, are understand to have been sought as a "precautionary measure" to ensure the state's electricity supply.

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