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ASIC will take on supervisory responsibility for Australia’s domestic licensed financial markets from 1 August 2010, The Government announced yesterday.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed today that it has small business in its sights in it’s 2010-11 compliance program.

ANZA Technology Network has launched its 2010 Gateway to the US program with a series of free ‘webinars’ for Australian entrepreneurs and SME owners.

The Good Guys Capabala, Queensland has implemented a new ‘tradeit’ policy to help combat Australia’s growing eWaste problem.

Business-grade telecommunications company Macquarie Telecom has announced its new plans for a $5 million contact centre in the Sydney CBD.

The number of fully employed persons in Australia grew for the 10th consecutive month, while Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1 percent in June.

A report from Goldman Sachs suggests that Julia Gillard’s compromise with the mining industry could cost the budget more than $35 billion this decade.

The unemployment rate is predicted to stay at 5.2 percent, with the number of unemployed people seeking work continuing to decline at the recent trend rate.

That same independent spirit that gets us started in business can also be a bit of a hindrance when reaching success. A little like asking for directions when you’re lost, asking for help when you are starting your business takes a change in mindset – but the effort will be worth it.

Men At Work has been ordered to pay royalties to Larrikin Music, after a judge found their hit Down Under to be partially plagiarised from a children’s song.

I wrote an article for Dynamic Business nearly a year ago that I want to revisit.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched its first pregnancy discrimination case in the Federal Court, with more women expected to approach the Ombudsman with an awareness campaign.

Australian company Ecodisc Limited is attempting to convince more businesses to kinder to the environment, with the release of its new EcoDisc.

Fewer Australian SMB owners are contemplating retirement because of continued economic uncertainty and unsatisfactory superannuation, according to a recent survey.

Telstra has announced information security consultancy Stratsec as the Telstra ACT Business of the Year as a result of its continued innovation and expansion.

Australian businesses can reduce the chance of an audit by adopting new online accounting software under the Government’s new Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative.

Australian SMBs using social media as part of their online business strategy have higher revenue returns from their websites, according to a new survey.

Online retail is expected to grow by 40 percent by 2012 according to research released alongside the Online Retailer Expo and Conference in Sydney.

The financial services industry has well and truly shrugged off the global financial crisis, with employer confidence at its highest level in close to a decade.

Australian SMB’s are among the most prolific in the world when it comes to sourcing products and services internationally according to data from Alibaba.com.