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- Oct 1, 2026
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The death of the free quote: Why tradies are charging customers upfront (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Seven in 10 Australian builders are now charging customers for their time when preparing quotes, as tradies increasingly put a price on hours previously given away for free. The Association of Professional Builders’ State of Residential Construction Industry report, released earlier this year, found 70% of Australian builders now charge during the quoting process. Across the 8,462 residential building companies surveyed in Australia, New Zeal
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah, recruitment: Lady Gaga joins Japan’s hunt for workers (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Japan’s labour shortage has become so pronounced that FamilyMart has brought Lady Gaga centre stage in its recruitment push, hoping the pop superstar can convince more people to clock on. The pop star appears in a new recruitment commercial for the convenience store chain that began airing across Japan last week. Shot in a stylised black-and-white convenience store and soundtracked by the dark electro sounds of Gaga’s “Killah”, the pop star m
Could your business lose its .com.au? Domain name rule change sparks fears (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Australian small businesses that use .com.au or .net.au domains based on their products, services or activities could face new costs under proposed changes to Australia’s domain rules. Businesses can currently register domains connected to what they do, even when the web address does not closely resemble their registered business name. That can include a tradesperson using a domain based on their location and services, a retailer using a prod
Realty check: NSW demands disclosures for AI-altered property photos (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Artificial intelligence has made its way into almost every corner of business. Now it is changing how properties are being advertised. AI tools are making it easier for agents to blur the line between enhancement and misrepresentation. Melissa Morgan, licensee and principal at Progressive Property, said she had seen property images digitally enhanced in ways that went beyond simple touch-ups. “They’ll put in green grass when the grass is pret
Business dob-ins rise as Australians tip off the ATO 1,000 times a week (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Australians are reporting suspected tax and super misconduct to the tax office at a rate of about 1,000 tip-offs a week, with more than 52,000 reports made in 2025–26. That’s an increase of about 11% from the more than 47,000 tip-offs made two years earlier.Building and construction, cafés and restaurants, and hair and beauty are among the most commonly reported industries. Australian Taxation Office Assistant Commissioner Tony Goding said co
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