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From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub?
By Jeremy Story Carter

From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafés we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/can

ABC News · Can Australia still afford the pub, our coffee addiction or Friday night takeaway?By Jeremy Story Carter

Indigenous businesses pump $16b into economy but barriers still in place
By Nakari Thorpe

The Indigenous business sector is experiencing significant growth but challenges remain around access to capital, a lack of culturally safe support and entrenched racism.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/aus

ABC News · Growth in Indigenous businesses spurs new wave, but barriers remainBy Nakari Thorpe

From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub?
By Jeremy Story Carter

From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafés we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/can

ABC News · Can Australia still afford the pub, our coffee addiction or Friday night takeaway?By Jeremy Story Carter

How Blayde went from being bullied to building his own business
By Peter Barr and Dominique Bayens

WA schoolboy Blayde Day says everything has gone to plan after he changed his outlook and set some goals after being bullied.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/bul

ABC News · Bullied boy builds self-esteem by starting bin-cleaning businessBy Peter Barr

Small businesses feel the pinch amid busy Easter period
By Stephanie Richards

Small businesses working over the busy Easter period are counting the cost of rising prices, global economic uncertainty and customers who are becoming more frugal.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/aus

ABC News · Small businesses on the frontline as global uncertainty and rising costs pinchBy Stephanie Richards

Coalition's tax-free lunch policy sidelined, mentioned just once in campaign
By Isobel Roe

The policy was touted as a major help for small businesses, but Liberal Leader Peter Dutton has only mentioned it once since his budget reply speech.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/tax

ABC News · Coalition's tax-free lunches for businesses plan on the backburner during election campaignBy Isobel Roe

Melbourne Market vendors 'can't afford' new rent as eviction threat looms
By Emma Field and Annie Brown

Fruit and vegetable traders at Melbourne Market say a revised rent proposal from the state government landlord is still too expensive.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/mel

ABC News · Melbourne Market vendors say new rent offer too expensive as eviction threat loomsBy Emma Field

Melbourne Market vendors sent eviction notices as rents rise
By Jane McNaughton and Warwick Long

Vendors have been given 30 days to pay higher rents before the state government-owned market authority says it will take legal action against them.

abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-04-

ABC News · Melbourne Market Authority threatens evictions if vendors don't sign new leasesBy Jane McNaughton

Melbourne Market vendors sent eviction notices as rents rise
By Jane McNaughton and Warwick Long

Vendors have been given 30 days to pay higher rents before the state government-owned market authority says it will take legal action against them.

abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-04-

ABC News · Melbourne Market Authority threatens evictions if vendors don't sign new leasesBy Jane McNaughton
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Sen #RonJohnson (R-WI) said he was “disappointed” that the #Trump admin was not considering exclusions to the global #tariffs, & lamented the potential impact on #SmallBusinesses in his state that rely on #trade with a number of foreign companies. “Tariffs are a double edged sword,” Johnson told the trade rep Jamieson Greer, during his hearing before the #Senate #Finance Cmte. Johnson added, “I hope you & the president are sensitive to companies potentially going #bankrupt by these actions.”