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The Productivity Commission proposal to tax business cash flow is an experimental change that hasn’t been tried anywhere else in the world. This tax increase risks putting more pressure on

Retail spending in June grew by 4.9% compared to the same period last year, with the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing a spike in consumer

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) say the Federal Government’s new penalty rates bill strips away an opportunity for choice and flexibility for retailers and their

In response to the alarming rise in retail crime across the country, retailers, government, police, unions and crime experts are coming together to help improve safety and crime outcomes for

The Federal Government’s decision to introduce legislation that effectively forbids businesses and their employees from negotiating the incorporation of penalty rates into base salary further reflects that Australia’s industrial relations

Retailers said today’s Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to hold the cash rate at 3.85 per cent is a blow for consumer and business confidence and will undercut the

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) are concerned by a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to issue a Supported Bargaining Authorisation covering

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said today the effective non-review by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) around the definition of a small business is a missed opportunity to support the

Australian retail performance held steady in May, with data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing consumer spending increased 3.3% year-on-year to $37.3 billion, compared to $36.1 billion in

The National Retail Association (NRA) and Australian Retailers Association (ARA) commend the Queensland Government for making permanent the pioneering Jack’s Law, saying it will give police immediate powers to proactively