Joe Kelly

The head of the corporate regulator has sent a chilling warning that Australia has become a “paradise” for white-collar criminals due to a lacklustre penalty regime for offences.

The recruitment industry is facing yet another wave of digital disruption with a new mobile platform allowing employers to fill positions by seeking referrals from those in their most trusted networks.

The lack of women in IT roles is leading some firms to favour highly qualified female applicants over their male competitors in a bid to better spread opportunity and workplace diversity.

The latest agricultural green paper aims to give a leg-up to struggling farmers by tweaking with a range of key tax concessions to help improve cashflow in periods of drought and economic turbulence.

Small time builders operating in regional areas stand to benefit from changes to the tender process for construction projects fully or partly funded by the government.

Pressure is mounting on the government to further tighten competition policy by allowing courts to order companies found to be in breach of consumer law to reduce their market share.

It was a business inspired by the passion of its founder and the quest to provide a new sense of meaning and purpose in challenging times.

Not-for-profit organisations that provide advice to small businesses will be able to apply for funding of $600,000 over three years through the Australian Small Business Advisory Services programme.

Tony Abbott has unveiled his new $400 million policy blueprint to bolster industry performance, enhance competition, drive business innovation and better harness the commercial and economic potential of the scientific and research community.

A majority of business owners want the government to develop policies to bolster industry in sectors where Australia has a competitive advantage, a new study suggests.