Economy

Australian businesses are facing the highest level of late payments in six years as rising interest rates, energy costs, and weaker demand pressure cash flow, according to CreditorWatch data

New data has shown that households have begun prioritising savings despite the continued rocky economic outlook.

New data suggests investment activity is beginning to falter, with brokers warning the budget could fundamentally reshape investor behaviour.

Self-employed Australians and small businesses are growing increasingly concerned about the impact of the federal budget’s proposed tax changes, according to a national survey of brokers

The Opposition Leader has said the Coalition would cap net overseas migration each year at the number of new homes completed in Australia, in a bid to balance housing demand.

Small businesses will benefit from the changes in the federal budget, but radical structural changes to investment and trust taxation may have unintended consequences, according to SME ...

While the industry has welcomed the government’s decision to make the $20,000 instant asset write-off a permanent deduction, they have suggested more could be done to support SMEs.

The Electric Car Discount is set to remain in its current form for another year.

Australia’s small and medium-sized enterprises are showing growing signs of financial strain as new March Equifax data reveals a widening divide between large businesses and smaller ...

Access to finance has overtaken all other challenges as the biggest barrier to SMEs meeting revenue targets, according to ScotPac’s latest SME Growth Index.