Free support for Victorian retailers phasing out single-use plastics

Regional business owners in Victoria will have access to free, in-person advice about the Victorian Government’s single-use plastics ban,...

Regional business owners in Victoria will have access to free, in-person advice about the Victorian Government’s single-use plastics ban, when experts from the National Retail Association visit over 3000 retailers between October and December. Problematic single-use plastics will be banned from sale or supply in Victoria from 1 February 2023. The ban...

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Tranche 1 of Aotearoa New Zealand Plastic Phase-Outs now in effect

Retailers operating in New Zealand should be aware that certain hard-to-recycle packaging and single-use plastic products are now banned. From...

Retailers operating in New Zealand should be aware that certain hard-to-recycle packaging and single-use plastic products are now banned. From 1 October 2022, it is illegal to provide, sell or manufacture the following plastic products in Aotearoa New Zealand: Single-use plastic drink stirrers (all plastic types) Definition: A single-use plastic drink stirrer is any...

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Thursday 22 September will be a public holiday for the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.

Following the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that 22 September 2022 shall...

Following the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that 22 September 2022 shall be declared a National Public Holiday. In announcing the National Day of Mourning, Prime Minister Albanese said: “I have asked Premiers and Chief Ministers that Thursday 22 September 2022 be declared...

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Retailers urged to offer on-the-spot interviews to fill the staff shortages ahead of Christmas

Sending through your expressions of interest through an online job board may become a thing of the past in...

Sending through your expressions of interest through an online job board may become a thing of the past in the retail industry as Australia is seeing one of its tightest jobs markets in nearly 50 years With the unemployment rate at a record low of 3.5%, dozens of retailers are...

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Wage Price Index

ABS statistics show that the seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.7% in the June quarter bringing the...

ABS statistics show that the seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.7% in the June quarter bringing the WPI for the year to 2.6% which marks progress but still falls well short of the inflation rate at 6.1%. Chief Executive Officer, Dominique Lamb said that while this is a...

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Retailers call for greater sexual harassment prevention resourcing

Peak industry body the National Retail Association has said the industry needs greater resourcing and consistent legislation to prevent...

Peak industry body the National Retail Association has said the industry needs greater resourcing and consistent legislation to prevent sexual harassment towards retail staff. A review by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission revealed some businesses are inadequately positioned to uphold the state’s unique laws that make sexual...

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Canadian nutrition labelling developments and implications for Australia

Health Canada has unveiled a new mandatory front-of-package nutrition label featuring a magnifying glass, designed to highlight foods high in saturated...

Health Canada has unveiled a new mandatory front-of-package nutrition label featuring a magnifying glass, designed to highlight foods high in saturated fats, sugars and/or sodium. The food industry will be given until 1 January 2026 to make these packaging changes. The delayed enforcement date is meant to reduce immediate compliance costs and...

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Retailers welcome workers’ right to paid domestic violence leave

Retailers have welcomed the Albanese Government’s Paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave legislation, introduced to parliament today. National Retail Association...

Retailers have welcomed the Albanese Government’s Paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave legislation, introduced to parliament today. National Retail Association Chief Executive Dominique Lamb said as the country’s second largest employing sector, particularly of women and casual workers who are disproportionately affected by family and domestic violence, the move to...

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1.5 billion containers saved from landfill in WA

Since its launch in October 2020, the Western Australian Containers for Change has reached a major recycling milestone –...

Since its launch in October 2020, the Western Australian Containers for Change has reached a major recycling milestone – saving 1.5 billion 10c containers from landfill. Western Australians should be applauded for returning eligible containers to one of the 256 refund points across the state. Western Australia is now recycling 64...

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Funding available to natural disaster declared communities

A new support package for flood-affected communities across New South Wales will be released today to support farmers, businesses...

A new support package for flood-affected communities across New South Wales will be released today to support farmers, businesses and local councils to recover and rebuild. Disaster assistance is now available in 23 local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding from 27 June 2022, which continue to impact...

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Record $2 billion losses for Australians to scams

Latest data from ACCC’s Scamwatch shows Australians have lost a record amount of over $2 billion to scams in...

Latest data from ACCC’s Scamwatch shows Australians have lost a record amount of over $2 billion to scams in 2021. Payment redirection, or business email compromise, impacted businesses the most with combined losses of $227 million in 2021. In a payment redirection scam, scammers impersonate a business or its employees via...

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Queensland retailers and shoppers welcome roadmap for reducing waste

The National Retail Association has today endorsed a Queensland Government roadmap to further reduce single-use packaging over five years,...

The National Retail Association has today endorsed a Queensland Government roadmap to further reduce single-use packaging over five years, saying both businesses and shoppers would appreciate a clear plan to move forward. The Queensland Government has today committed to enshrining into law the voluntary shopping bag pact that the NRA...

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WA plastics ban is first of its kind, retailers call for patience and support

With the first phase of the Western Australian plastics ban commencing Friday, the National Retail Association is urging shoppers...

With the first phase of the Western Australian plastics ban commencing Friday, the National Retail Association is urging shoppers to prepare, and to support businesses undergoing significant change over the next few months. The Stage 1 ban will apply to all plastic shopping bags (with handles) of any thickness, including...

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Retailers preparing for WA plastics ban with just two weeks to go

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,...

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NRA represents industry in ensuring furniture and television tip-over safety

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...

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Trends in ORC in Australia and New Zealand

By Kaye Harding   In March 2022, Auror brought together AP/LP professionals from all over the world at our inaugural Auror...

By Kaye Harding   In March 2022, Auror brought together AP/LP professionals from all over the world at our inaugural Auror Connect event. We heard from two leading retailers who are addressing ORC with Auror, along with some eye-opening insights and trends on retail crime globally. These included over US$91million in prevented...

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