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'A dangling carrot': Future of write-off scheme is unclear

'A dangling carrot': Future of write-off scheme is unclear

Nothing is for certain until legislation is passed, experts warn.

  • by Emma Koehn

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Workplace hazing: how it arises
Opinion
Work in Progress

Workplace hazing: how it arises

People think of it as normal at work, but hazing can have "severely harmful" consequences, research has found.

  • by James Adonis
Luck, grit and social media: The Perth music production start-up helping new artists
Live music

Luck, grit and social media: The Perth music production start-up helping new artists

A team of five want to revolutionise Perth's music scene by helping emerging artists market themselves.

  • by Hamish Hastie
'I think I still feel a bit lost in the flood': Inside Amazon's Australian warehouse
Managing

'I think I still feel a bit lost in the flood': Inside Amazon's Australian warehouse

The retail giant lifted the lid on its warehouse for sellers and they came from all over to see their products on Amazon's shelves.

  • by Emma Koehn
The accidental entrepreneurs
Small business

The accidental entrepreneurs

Harry Sekhon had a business epiphany thanks to watching Netflix.

  • by Caroline James
Atlassian, Labor step up in fight against 'terrible' encryption laws
Start-ups

Atlassian, Labor step up in fight against 'terrible' encryption laws

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has slammed the controversial anti-encryption laws, saying they are "dangerous".

  • by Emma Koehn
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The PDF is dead: e-invoicing surge to speed up payment times
Finance

The PDF is dead: e-invoicing surge to speed up payment times

Ben Purchase says a one-click invoice system is key to getting his customers to pay up.

  • by Emma Koehn
Tax targeting giants Amazon and eBay set to blitz revenue predictions
Finance

Tax targeting giants Amazon and eBay set to blitz revenue predictions

More than 1,500 global retailers have registered to pay GST on digital services and shopping, raising more than $300 million.

  • by Emma Koehn
Coffee cup dilemma leads to Australia's latest $1b tech unicorn
Entrepreneur

Coffee cup dilemma leads to Australia's latest $1b tech unicorn

The founders had the inspiration for the fintech platform when they owned a Melbourne cafe. Now they are worth more than $100m each.

  • by Cara Waters
Financial advisers face $20,000 cost as new standards kick in
Small business

Financial advisers face $20,000 cost as new standards kick in

Financial advisers are hitting the books to comply with Australia's new minimum study standards but there's debate over whether they should receive financial support to cover thousands in course fees.

  • by Emma Koehn
Loud and clear: Australian start-ups changing the hearing game
Start-ups

Loud and clear: Australian start-ups changing the hearing game

This Melbourne start-up is taking inspiration from insects to create a new kind of hearing implant.

  • by Emma Koehn