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In our brand-new content series Businesses We Love, we meet StandbyU founder Chris Boyle, the social worker using tech to help vulnerable Australians stay connected to the people who care most.❤️ In partnership with @Optus smartcompany.com.au/partner-conten…

Tasmania’s 2026-27 budget includes no new small business grants, tax relief or startup funding, while industry support funding is reduced. smartcompany.com.au/economy/tasman…

UNSW's Professor Richard Holden says the CGT reforms would level proportionally high tax rates when selling productive small businesses. smartcompany.com.au/tax/cgt-capita…

An expert says the budget may have given small businesses instant asset write-off certainty, but it has clawed back far more through new taxes on discretionary trusts and capital gains. smartcompany.com.au/opinion/budget…

LinkedIn has apologised after regular posts were wrongly flagged as “nonconsensual intimate imagery” in a widespread moderation error. smartcompany.com.au/technology/lin…

Manufacturing suffers from an image problem in Australia, often viewed as repetitive, low-tech factory work rather than one of the country’s most innovation-heavy industries. smartcompany.com.au/opinion/austra…

Small businesses are heading into EOFY with a new challenge: preparing for the introduction of Payday Super on 1 July while finalising payroll, tax and super obligations under the current system. In partnership with @Xero smartcompany.com.au/partner-conten…

While startup leaders blast federal Labor’s proposed capital gains tax reform, the Albanese government has reportedly entered negotiations with the Greens — a party that recently called for even greater... smartcompany.com.au/business-advic…

Ordermentum, Arkeus and Lume were among the Australian and New Zealand startups that raised more than $81 million this week. smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/a…

The Sydney-founded Mexican food business had ambitious plans to grow in the US, despite fierce competition from established competitors. smartcompany.com.au/hospitality/gu…

Australian quantum startups Diraq and PsiQuantum are part of a $2.8 billion US government push into quantum computing and chip manufacturing. smartcompany.com.au/technology/dir…

Google search is getting its biggest shakeup in 25 years, and startups and small businesses may have some cause for concern. smartcompany.com.au/artificial-int…

MiAI Law founder Laina Chan says experience gave her the ability to see the real problem she wanted to solve, and the expertise to solve it. smartcompany.com.au/opinion/i-buil…

Nominations for Startup Daily’s 2026 Best in Tech Awards are now open to Australian and New Zealand startups. Entries close June 19. smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/2…

Taxpayers receiving trust income through 'bucket' companies could wind up paying tax rates of 60%, according to early analysis of federal budget papers. smartcompany.com.au/federal-budget…

Chilli brand Bippi has created a real-life Nonna’s house inside LaManna supermarket in Melbourne, and it is everything you'd expect. smartcompany.com.au/retail/you-can…

Oz Goods Depot has abruptly closed and cancelled all unshipped and unfulfilled orders. smartcompany.com.au/retail/oz-good…

Young Australian Business owners are urging the federal government to rethink its controversial capital gains tax plan. smartcompany.com.au/federal-budget…

Jim Chalmers has been forced onto the defensive by a growing campaign against the proposed capital gains tax changes. smartcompany.com.au/federal-budget…

The free cyber security program for small business has delivered "over 20,000" of its original 50,000 graduate target, according to the Treasury, smartcompany.com.au/federal-budget…