Four of Australia's top property investment minds will come together for the first time in a once off seminar this May at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast. Jennie Brown, Nhan Nguyen, Paul Derry, and Jason Marianoff will speak on why the property investment game is still so lucrative and reveal some of their best kept investment secrets.
The Australian Newsagents Federation (ANF) is calling on the government and banks to reconsider what ANF Chief Executive Officer, Alf Maccioni has described as, "effectively an EFTPOS tax on consumers and small business".
Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has submitted to Fair Work Australia's Federal Minimum Wage review calling for special consideration of retail conditions and an exemption of General Retail Award reliant businesses from any minimum wage increase.
Peak industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said smaller retailers could not afford increased merchant rates as a result of the new interchange fees announced by EFTPOS Payments Australian Limited (EPAL) and called on the big banks to absorb costs.
Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said there is opportunity for independent and specialist bookstores to benefit from the rise of online shopping and electronic readers that are challenging larger bookstore chains.