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71 - Dealing with flexible working arrangement requests
Flexible Work Requests Under Australia’s Fair Work Act: Lessons from Talaugon v Alight (2025)
Melissa Bush explains how flexible work requests under s65 of the Fair Work Act became a tightly regulated process after...
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70 - Consumer guarantees & warranties - what you must understand
Consumer Guarantees vs Warranties: Refund Policies, ACCC Enforcement, and What’s Changing in the ACL
Melissa Bush explains Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees and how they differ from voluntary warranties,...
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69 - Watch what you say: cartel conduct
Anti-Competitive Conduct: Cartels, Competitors and the Five Rules for Small Business
Host Melissa Bush explains how Australian competition law under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 applies to businesses and...
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68 - The real role of mediation for business partners
Mediation for Australian Businesses: Resolving Disputes Early, Especially in Family Partnerships
Melissa Bush explains mediation as a structured, facilitated process where an independent mediator helps parties...
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67 - How AML/CTF may now affect your small business
1 July 2026 Law Changes: Tranche Two AML/CTF Rules Now Apply to Jewelers and Precious Metal Dealers
On 1 July 2026, multiple national changes begin: the lowest marginal income tax rate drops from 16% to 15% for...
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66 - EOFY Legal Checklist
EOFY Legal Checklist for Australian Businesses: 7 Actions to Take in the Final 6 Days In the final six days of the 25–26 financial year, Melissa Bush presents a practical end-of-financial-year legal checklist for...
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65 - Employment law changes from 1 July 2026: what you need to know
1 July 2026 Employment Law Changes: Wage Rises, Payday Super, Parental Leave Expansion & Victoria NDA Restrictions
Melissa Bush briefs Australian employers on key employment law changes taking effect from 1 July...
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64 - The Great Wealth Transfer
The Great Wealth Transfer: Family Business Succession Without Family Fallout
Melissa Bush explains that Australia is entering its largest intergenerational wealth transfer, with $3.5 trillion (possibly closer to $5...
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63 - Licensing and Permits - What does your business actually need?
ABN Isn’t Enough: Navigating Licences, Permits and Council Approvals for Australian Small Businesses
Melissa Bush explains that registering an ABN and business name is only the start and many Australian businesses...
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62 - The legal risks of unpaid internships
Unpaid Internships in Australia: When Work Experience Becomes Employment
Melissa Bush explains that the Fair Work Act doesn’t define "intern", so unpaid arrangements may be treated as employment if they look and...
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61 - Setting prices (and avoiding resale price maintenance)
Resale Price Maintenance in Australia: Why Minimum Pricing Demands Are Illegal (and What to Do)
Melissa Bush explains resale price maintenance (RPM) under Australian competition law, noting suppliers cannot set or...
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60 - Why you need a Shareholders Agreement
Shareholders’ Agreements: The Missing Document That Can Save Your Business
Melissa Bush explains why every Australian company with more than one shareholder needs a tailored shareholders’ agreement, distinct from a...
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