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The Financial Services Royal Commission highlights the vulnerability of many older Australians

Written by Eileen Webb, Professor, Curtin Law School, Curtin University

One worrying takeaway from the first week of the Financial Services Royal Commission is how many elderly people are being adversely affected by irresponsible lending.

Such lending is often the result of an agreement with a family member, for example an adult child, to help that person financially by entering into a joint loan. These loans are...

Healthy Foundations for Success: How Anson Funds CEO Moez Kassam Brought APPLE Schools to Ontario
Entrepreneurs and investors understand the value of making strategic choices that yield meaningful returns. Moez Kassam, …
Personalising a luxury gift with a name or initial? Research suggests a hidden social cost
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Beware of bad customers – and 3 other ways small and medium businesses can thrive in 2025
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Heading on an overseas holiday? The Australian dollar tumbled this week – but that’s not bad news for everyone
Michael Leslie/ShutterstockThis week, the value of the Australian dollar fell to 62 US cents, its lowest level since October …
How does franchising work?
Michael von Aichberger/ShutterstockEven if you’ve no idea how the business model underpinning franchises works, there&r…
Switching off from work can be difficult but taking a proper break is good for your health
Peera_Stockfoto/ShutterstockIt’s never been easier to stay connected to work. Even when we’re on leave, our phone…

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
A Privileged Insight into the Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana Situated in the traditional village of Pererenan near Canggu, Villa Sabana is peacefully secluded in a semi-rural setting where…

What first time property investors need to know: insights to ensure you make the right move in 2025
There’s an adage in property that the best time to buy a property was five years ago. Given the logistical challenges of that advice, what are the critical things to…

Disaster hits small business in many ways. We need a national strategy to help them adapt
When the central business district of Lismore was flooded in 2017, every small business owner in the northern New South Wales town had a decision to make. Should they rebuild…
Post-COVID, there'll be less of a reason to cut company tax than before
ShutterstockThey’re at it again, pushing lower company tax as a way to resuscitate the economy.The arguments were well ventilated at the time the government pushed for company tax cuts, failed…
Innowell Appoints Dr. Melanie Turner as Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Turner to Lead Clinical Strategy and Chair Innowell’s Clinical Advisory Council Innowell, the world’s leading decision support platform for mental health professionals, is proud to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Melanie…

Five signs that AI is growing faster than the internet did

What do Aussie businesses need to do to keep up? There has been mounting chatter that AI is growing even faster than the rapid acceleration we sa...

Protecting Your Small Business from Cyber Threats This Holiday Season

The holiday season brings a surge of online activity for small and medium businesses (SMBs), with increased sales and customer inquiries offering ...

Essential SEO Strategies: Boosting Your Real Estate Business

In recent years, it is said that more and more people are searching for properties online than those who visit real estate companies in person. For ...

Every Business Needs to Apply a Concrete Strategy

Do you want your website to rank higher in the top results of the Google search engine? Then hire the excellent SEO Services in Australia for your n...

Navigating Cyber Fraud After a Natural Disaster

As Australia enters another long, hot and potentially destructive summer, businesses and residents are preparing for the natural disasters synonym...

8seats messaging startup aims to transform business communication

The new platform brings an innovative approach to unite office-based and desk-less teams 8seats, a next-generation messaging platform for busine...