Card surcharges are banned from 2026 - but small businesses are warning the move will backfire spectacularly as Aussies are forced to pay more for everything.
Cameron Micallef
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced one group of Aussies will receive major tax relief amid the disruptions triggered by the Iran war.
Ria Pandey
Shoppers have been promised a victory after the central bank banned surcharges on card payments, but businesses warn the extra cost will ultimately find its way back to consumers.
Cheyanne Enciso
A billion-dollar battle over who pays card fees has split retailers and banks as the Reserve Bank prepares to reshape Australia’s payment system.
Crisis talks between Anthony Albanese and state leaders risk putting out “mixed messages” on working from home calls, a business industry figure says.
Blair Jackson
Australia’s largest businesses have told the Federal Government to tread carefully on wage increases, claiming members can’t stomach further hits to margins under pressure from inflation and now fuel prices.
Simone Grogan
The first pulse-check of WA businesses since conflict erupted in the Middle East has yielded ‘alarming’ insights into how fast and far whipsawing fuel and freight prices are spreading.
A controversial plan to sell one of Bassendean’s long-standing childcare services has been abruptly halted.
Sophie Gannon
A popular Albany pub has been forced to increase the cost of its pies and pints following a “compound” of fuel-related price hikes from the freight companies that deliver its kegs and ingredients.
Melissa Sheil
Credit-demand figures indicate business conditions have been headed south since before the US-Israeli war on Iran rocked global energy markets.
Adrian Black
The childhood friends who founded mattress retailer Koala are set to make $117m as the company prepares to list on the ASX.
From judges to company directors, council staff to property developers; hundreds pass through the doors of Telegram Coffee each day, and Luke Arnold knows the order of every single one.
One popular rideshare company is making a major move as fuel prices continue to surge across the country.
Angie Raphael
The brand — known for its iconic Lotus Necklace — is set to make three major Perth shopping destinations home.
Taylor Renouf
Two girls were hospitalised after being served citronella oil instead of cranberry juice at a western suburbs restaurant.
Sarah Crawford
An “unsightly” abandoned building on the main drag of a Wheatbelt town is on its way to a revamp as the shire gets the ball rolling to breathe new life into the site after nearly a decade.
Hannah Whitehead
Two Denmark community organisations will move into new homes this year, with the Shire of Denmark council approving new leases for Denmark Arts and Denmark FM radio station in its first 2026 meetings.
Jacki Elezovich
Most Australian businesses and workers remain unaware of major superannuation changes starting July 1, with calls to help them get ready.
The oldest bowling club in WA is facing an uncertain future as its local council weighs up whether or not to grant a lease and essential funding.
If you go down to Stirling Terrace today, you’re in for a big surprise – for just on the corner before Spencer Street the teddy bears are having a party.
Claire Middleton
The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has found a new leader in RAC’s chief lobbyist Will Golsby, whose first order of business will be spearheading the fight to keep the State’s lucrative GST deal.
Updated figures reveal more than 370,000 businesses shut their doors this year, but the number may not be as startling as first thought.
‘I got addicted to the little ‘cha-ching’ that happens every time I get a sale.’
Arylene Westlake-Jennings
WA businesses are ending 2025 on an optimistic note but it appears there is no relief in sight from higher operating costs and skills shortages.
