Simon Crerar, Author at SmartCompany - Page 2 of 6

Simon Crerar is editor-in-chief of SmartCo Media. Previously, he was the founding editor and then GM of BuzzFeed Australia. He began his career on Fleet Street as a tech reporter for The Times, and has also worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and News Corp Australia. He is co-founder of *PS Media, a collaborative local news startup, lives on LinkedIn @simoncrerar, and very occasionally tweets/Xs at @simoncrerar.

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Industry groups say minimum wage increase puts more pressure on struggling small businesses

Key industry groups expressed disappointment at the 2024 minimum wage award increase, saying it intensifies pressure on struggling SMEs.

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Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage by 3.75%

The Commission will increase the minimum wage for employees and national awards by 3.75%, factoring in continuing challenging economic conditions.

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Victorian town attempts to reopen historic century-old general store

Residents of the Victorian town of Guildford, population 330, have launched a Save Our Store campaign to buy their shuttered general store as a co-operative.

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Great Wrap raises $5 million to scale compostable pallet wrap with Opal ANZ

Material science startup partners with leading packaging company to help businesses divert 100,000 tonnes of pallet wrap away from landfills.

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ACTU pushes to lock right to disconnect into workplace awards

The peak union body has urged the Fair Work Commission to lock in the right to disconnect after Peter Dutton vowed to wind back workplace reforms.

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Peter “I’ve run a small business” Dutton delivers budget reply

The Opposition leader promised to increase the instant asset write-off threshold to $30,000 and make the measure permanent for small business.

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Farmers get $625 million to prepare for climate change and drought

The federal government is investing $625 million to help farmers and rural communities better prepare for the effects of climate change and drought.

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New $325 energy bill rebates for one million small businesses

The budget provides $3.5 billion in energy bill relief, including additional rebates of $325 to around one million small businesses from July 1.

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Analysis: Future focused government tries to help small business through painful present

The budget features tax cuts for every taxpayer, but is most notable for Labor’s gigantic $22.7 billion bet on a (green) future Made in Straya.

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$899 million reasons to be excited about startups in 2024

How are Australia's startup funding leaders feeling about 2024? What are they excited about? Investors from Archangel, Birchal and Tidal VC share their perspectives.

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The enviro-tech pioneers trying to shift Australia off plastics

From sunglasses made from plastic bottles to surf wax combs made from seaweed, an ecosystem of startups is trying to help Australia do better on plastics.

Report: Unyoked finds that time in nature improves creative output

A new report from brand consultancy Interbrand and nature-focused startup Unyoked finds that employee wellbeing and creativity spikes after time in nature.

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