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Innovation Victoria will bring together LaunchVic and Breakthrough Victoria, its technology investment fund, into a single organisation

L’Oréal is inviting ANZ startups in AI commerce, creator platforms, and sustainability to compete for a funded pilot with one of its 40 global brands.

Lawpath’s April New Business Index reveals a more cautious founder profile emerging across Australia and what it means for the SME landscape.

ADP’s People at Work 2026 report reveals a paradox that every SME owner managing a team needs to understand before their next AI investment.

Employment Hero’s April jobs report reveals a labour market that is resilient but shifting fast toward flexibility over full-time commitment.

Australian Made Week 2026 runs this week from 18 to 24 May. Here is why SME owners should be paying attention to more than just the logo.

New Gartner research finds most employees trust their own AI tools more than the ones their employer picked

Federal Budget 2026 cuts red tape and makes the $20,000 asset write-off permanent, but new capital gains and trust tax reforms have sparked concern among small businesses and fintech firms.

Equifax’s Q1 2026 report reveals high-risk SMEs are credit shopping at 2.9 times the rate of low-risk counterparts, reaching an eight-month peak.

Shaun Broughton from Shopify explains how technology is shifting perceptions of financial security away from steady salaries towards control, flexibility and business ownership.

Jarrod Adam from Unleashed explains how manufacturers are taking cautious approaches to replenishment as Middle East conflict disruption creates uncertainty in global supply chains.

monday.com launches native AI agents that can draft campaigns, qualify leads and process requests under human supervision, no technical background required.

John Storey from The Tax Institute looks at why years of delayed tax reforms are leaving Australian small businesses stuck in limbo.

Tax leader Susan Franks explains how making the $20,000 asset write-off permanent cuts red tape and supports business confidence after years of changing thresholds.

From data centre cooling to enterprise AI, here are this week’s biggest startup raises

Australia’s 50% capital gains tax discount has been in place since 1999. Budget 2026 could replace it with an inflation indexation model. CPA Australia, Deloitte and CommBank Economics have all weighed in.

The RBA raised rates because underlying inflation was already strong before the fuel shock hit. Three experts on what SME owners need to understand right now.

More than eight in ten Australians no longer trust what they read online, and most are now doing their own research before spending. 

Insolvency specialists are warning that Payday Super won’t create new business failures, but it will bring them forward. 

From July 1, any branded SMS your business sends without a registered sender ID will be labelled “Unverified” and grouped with scam messages.