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Josh Niland at Petermen, which will close December 15.

Josh and Julie Niland announce closure of two-hatted seafood restaurant

The pioneer of the fin-to-tail cooking philosophy blames “extremely challenging” conditions.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry boss Paul Guerra and Treasurer Tim Pallas in March this year.

Business calls for tax reform as opposition slams Victorian government’s ‘pathetic’ economic growth plan

Victoria’s promised economic growth statement, designed to drive economic growth, is not expected to include tax reform. Business and the opposition want more.

  • Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Caravan Industry Victoria chief Daniel Sahlberg fears manufacturers will leave Victoria due to the burden of doing business in the state.

The secret report showing how Victorian businesses are being stifled

Taxes, licences and permits are weighing down businesses in Victoria more than in other states, a secret government report has revealed.

  • Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Tina Angelis.

‘Tough times’: How cost of living pain is hurting Sydney chocolate maker

Economic headwinds across the city and state are adding to pressures on the NSW budget.

  • Matt Wade
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Tax cuts buoy shoppers, but businesses start to feel interest rate pinch

Consumer confidence has climbed sharply, thanks partly to the Albanese government’s revamped tax cuts. But new figures show businesses are starting to struggle.

  • Shane Wright
John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive,

Hong Kong’s role as the gateway to China faces a new threat

Proposed new national security laws unveiled this week are likely to have the same chilling effect on investment and activity as the counter-espionage rules that mainland China introduced last year.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Jennifer Westacott.

Business lobby warns Australia risks falling behind as US mounts green revolution

Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott says Joe Biden’s historic climate change bill has changed the economic landscape and Australia must now act.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Philip Lowe

How one rate pause inflated consumer sentiment

Buckle up for the consumer confidence roller coaster.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Business confidence waning: More than one in five NSW firms plan to shed staff in coming months.

Tougher economic times ahead, no matter who wins the NSW election

Deteriorating economic conditions have cast a shadow over the March 25 state election – and whoever wins will confront a raft of financial challenges.

  • Matt Wade
Peter Morris, owner of Axis Toys and Gifts, says the “threshold of spending” by customers is getting smaller as interest rates rise

‘It feels like we’re on a perpetual trampoline’: Gloom descends on businesses

More than one in five NSW businesses plan to shed staff in coming months as business confidence falls ahead of this month’s state election.

  • Matt Wade

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