Cybersecurity is fast becoming a critical business strategy – and if it’s not, it should be. Many businesses hold critical data that poses significant risk to both businesses and their customers if the data they hold is not safeguarded from cybersecurity threats.

A new Bill before Parliament – the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 – proposes several key changes that could affect small businesses, listed companies, and the not-for-profit sector.

Imagine this: after years of hardship and illness, you’re forced to retire early on a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) pension from your super fund. It’s your only income stream. Then come the medical bills – tens of thousands of dollars in treatments to manage the very conditions that ended your career.

If your super balance is comfortably below $3 million, you can probably relax — the proposed changes to the super rules shouldn’t adversely affect you (yet). But if your super is nudging that level, or if you’re clearly over, the Treasurer’s latest announcement could change how you think about super’s generous tax breaks.

Superannuation is one of the largest assets for many Australians and offers significant tax advantages, however, strict rules apply to...

The Federal Government recently wrapped up a consultation process on supermarket unit pricing. While the topic might sound like a purely...

Leaving debts outstanding with the ATO is now more expensive for many taxpayers. As we explained in the July edition of our newsletter,...

A recent decision of the Administrative Review Tribunal (Goldenville Family Trust v Commissioner of Taxation [2025]) highlights the...

The Productivity Commission (PC) has been tasked by the Australian Government to conduct an inquiry into creating a more dynamic and...

On 1 July 2025 the superannuation guarantee rate increased to 12% which is the final stage of a series of previously legislated...

In support of young Australians and in response to the rising cost of living, the Australian Government has passed legislation to reduce...

In a widely anticipated move on 12 August 2025, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a 25 basis point rate cut, lowering the...