SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/ Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs, startups and entrepreneurs Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:59:45 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.10 https://assets.smartcompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/01/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?quality=70&w=32 SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/ 32 32 202088525 Your business is growing. Is your workplace culture keeping up? https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/your-business-is-growing-is-your-workplace-culture-keeping-up/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/your-business-is-growing-is-your-workplace-culture-keeping-up/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:58:29 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345726 Workplace culture is often judged by the most visible things: flexible Fridays, catered lunches, wellness initiatives and polished office spaces. But perks only tell part of the story. The real test of culture is how people communicate, make decisions, handle pressure and work together when things get difficult.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/your-business-is-growing-is-your-workplace-culture-keeping-up/feed/ 0 345726 “Unfair”: Opposition calls on government to reverse ATO credit payment ban https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/unfair-opposition-calls-to-reverse-ato-credit-payment-ban/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/unfair-opposition-calls-to-reverse-ato-credit-payment-ban/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:16:21 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345865 The ATO plan to stop accepting credit card payments after November 30 has critics in Canberra, but finding an alternative may prove difficult.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/unfair-opposition-calls-to-reverse-ato-credit-payment-ban/feed/ 0 345865 How AI detectors identify GPT content https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/how-ai-detectors-identify-gpt-content/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/how-ai-detectors-identify-gpt-content/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:05:00 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345765 Schools, publishers, and marketing teams are all running AI detection checks. Here is what the tools are actually measuring.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/partner-content/how-ai-detectors-identify-gpt-content/feed/ 0 345765 The Memo brings mum-dedicated pop-up to Chadstone https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/the-memo-brings-mum-dedicated-pop-up-to-chadstone/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/the-memo-brings-mum-dedicated-pop-up-to-chadstone/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:29:13 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345869 The Memo is putting mums ahead of cots and prams with a new 12 month Chadstone pop-up dedicated to a curated range of maternity, postpartum and feeding products.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/the-memo-brings-mum-dedicated-pop-up-to-chadstone/feed/ 0 345869 Three Aussie startups that raised $18.75 million this week https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/three-aussie-startups-that-raised-18-75-million-this-week/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/three-aussie-startups-that-raised-18-75-million-this-week/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:43:44 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345766 Australian innovators have raised capital for innovative cancer treatments, AI infrastructure tools, and waste concrete processing.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/three-aussie-startups-that-raised-18-75-million-this-week/feed/ 0 345766 The death of the free quote: Why tradies are charging customers upfront https://www.smartcompany.com.au/construction-engineering/death-of-the-free-quote-why-tradies-are-charging-customers-upfront/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/construction-engineering/death-of-the-free-quote-why-tradies-are-charging-customers-upfront/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:09:28 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345841 Seven in 10 Australian builders now charge for their time during the quoting process, as tradies push back against hours of unpaid work and customers shopping around.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/construction-engineering/death-of-the-free-quote-why-tradies-are-charging-customers-upfront/feed/ 0 345841 DIY tax returns: The deadline for self-lodging sole traders is closer than you think https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/diy-tax-returns-deadline-self-lodging-sole-traders/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/diy-tax-returns-deadline-self-lodging-sole-traders/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:44:13 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345835 If you lodge your own tax return, you have about four weeks left. And if you're planning to hand it to an accountant instead, you have even less time.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/diy-tax-returns-deadline-self-lodging-sole-traders/feed/ 0 345835 “Stuffing up our cashflow”: ATO slammed for turning off credit card tax payments https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/stuffing-up-our-cashflow-ato-slammed-for-turning-off-credit-card-tax-payments/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/stuffing-up-our-cashflow-ato-slammed-for-turning-off-credit-card-tax-payments/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:09:41 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345797 The tax office will ban credit card payments for tax after November 30 -- a plan it concedes could hit business cash flow.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/stuffing-up-our-cashflow-ato-slammed-for-turning-off-credit-card-tax-payments/feed/ 0 345797 Australia Post urged to allow competitors to deliver parcels in the regions https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/australia-post-urged-to-allow-competitors-to-deliver-parcels-in-the-regions/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/australia-post-urged-to-allow-competitors-to-deliver-parcels-in-the-regions/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:07:48 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345746 Competitors are urging Australia Post to open up access to parcel delivery in regional and rural areas.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/australia-post-urged-to-allow-competitors-to-deliver-parcels-in-the-regions/feed/ 0 345746 Uber Eats but make it fashion: Target joins on-demand delivery platform https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/uber-eats-but-make-it-fashion-target-joins-on-demand-delivery-platform/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/uber-eats-but-make-it-fashion-target-joins-on-demand-delivery-platform/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:21:29 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=345732 Target shoppers will be able to order new outfits, school uniforms, shoes and more via Uber Eats.

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