West Australian retailers are readying their businesses and their customers for major changes to the use of plastic items...
West Australian retailers are readying their businesses and their customers for major changes to the use of plastic items for shopping and takeaway food, with major changes coming in just under two weeks. From 1 July, a ban will apply to all plastic shopping bags with handles of any thickness,...
The National Retail Association has today blasted the national wage increase as “completely out of touch with reality”, saying...
The National Retail Association has today blasted the national wage increase as “completely out of touch with reality”, saying it ignores the financial pressure most businesses are currently facing. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb also expressed concern that the figure will simply add to inflationary pressures, which the...
Sadly, there have been at least 28 deaths in Australia from toppling furniture and televisions since 2000. Most deaths...
Sadly, there have been at least 28 deaths in Australia from toppling furniture and televisions since 2000. Most deaths involved the toppling of storage furniture such as chests of drawers, televisions, and the furniture that televisions are placed on. Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) This week, the ACCC consultation sought feedback...
The National Retail Association has urged the West Australian Government to strike a fair balance between the needs of...
The National Retail Association has urged the West Australian Government to strike a fair balance between the needs of all parties in its review of commercial tenancy laws. The state government reviews the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 every five years and has released a discussion paper that looks at various issues...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging employers that have provided their employees with fringe benefits to consider their...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging employers that have provided their employees with fringe benefits to consider their fringe benefits tax (FBT) obligations – including registering, reporting, lodging and paying FBT. The ATO expects many employers to have an FBT obligation for the first time due to benefits provided...
Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate by 25 basis points from 0.1 per...
Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate by 25 basis points from 0.1 per cent to 0.35 per cent. This rate rise is the first since November 2010 – and, in my opinion, a hasty and heavy-handed approach to the inflationary pressures on the...
Lisa Judge, Active Super Head of Financial Planning There are some significant changes to super coming into effect on 1...
Lisa Judge, Active Super Head of Financial Planning There are some significant changes to super coming into effect on 1 July 2022 that will be of particular interest to part-time employees and those just starting out in their career, as well as to those nearing retirement. Many of the upcoming...
Australians have saved more than 10 billion single-use plastic items over the last five years, with more than 100,000...
Australians have saved more than 10 billion single-use plastic items over the last five years, with more than 100,000 retail and food outlets contributing to the success, the National Retail Association said today. Environment Day On World Environment Day, NRA Chief Executive Dominique Lamb praised Australian retail businesses – and...
The National Retail Association welcomes the Queensland Government’s proposed crack-down on illicit tobacco and illegally supplied nicotine vaping products. NRA...
The National Retail Association welcomes the Queensland Government’s proposed crack-down on illicit tobacco and illegally supplied nicotine vaping products. NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique Lamb said illicit products were estimated to make up 20 per cent of all cigarette sales, costing taxpayers around $3.4 billion each year in lost revenue. “We...
Australia’s retail sector is helping lead the country out of the economic impacts of the pandemic. We saw how resilient...
Australia’s retail sector is helping lead the country out of the economic impacts of the pandemic. We saw how resilient we are when it comes to consumer spending and adopting new technologies. We also saw a paradigm shift in how Australians engage with the retail sector, and how retail is...
Australian retail sales have broken more records with $33.9 billion spent in stores and online in April – a...
Australian retail sales have broken more records with $33.9 billion spent in stores and online in April – a 9.6% increase on a year ago and up 0.9% on the previous month, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Director of Quarterly Economy...
New laws banning the supply of lightweight plastic shopping bags with handles will come into effect across New South...
New laws banning the supply of lightweight plastic shopping bags with handles will come into effect across New South Wales on Wednesday 1 June. The National Retail Association has been working closely with the NSW Government over the past few months to provide advice and resources to thousands of retailers,...
The Western Australian Government has approved four extra hours of trading for general retail shops in the Perth metropolitan...
The Western Australian Government has approved four extra hours of trading for general retail shops in the Perth metropolitan area this WA Day and Queen’s Birthday. The extension means that general retail shops will be able to trade any time between 8am and 6pm on Monday 6 June 2022 (WA...
With a week to go until the lightweight plastic shopping bag ban, we're myth-busting what's actually being phased out....
With a week to go until the lightweight plastic shopping bag ban, we're myth-busting what's actually being phased out. NSW plastic bag ban Media reporting earlier this week has made it sound like all lightweight plastic shopping bags. This isn't the case causing unnecessary confusion for many small businesses. What bags are...
We extend our congratulations to Anthony Albanese and the ALP on their victory on Saturday. The NRA is dedicated...
We extend our congratulations to Anthony Albanese and the ALP on their victory on Saturday. The NRA is dedicated to working with the new government to ensure that the retail industry thrives over the next three years and beyond. The NRA has a proven track record of connecting governments across...
Yesterday morning the ACT Government announced the passage of their Tranche 2 single-use plastic ban regulations under the Plastic...
Yesterday morning the ACT Government announced the passage of their Tranche 2 single-use plastic ban regulations under the Plastic Reduction Act 2021. The National Retail Association is an active member of the ACT Plastic Reduction Working Group and has raised concerns with regulations being passed with only 6 weeks until...