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In today’s current Economic Climate many businesses are electing to increase their growth by way of acquisition. Whilst this strategy remains sound there are many […]

Social media – there is no escaping it. Over time, it has become a way of life, from humble beginnings as a platform for friends […]

The royal commission into Australia’s financial services sector continues to reveal how customers’ lives have been ruined by financial advice at the big banks, but […]

Many of you would be unaware that existing legislation dealing with unfair contracts, does not apply to insurance. Given the generally held distrust of insurers […]

Employers may sometimes come across job applicants who have embellished, exaggerated or stretched the truth about their qualifications, skills and experience in order to gain […]

Nobody likes checking documents with a fine-tooth comb, but being careful with your mobile phone contract can save you some expensive mistakes. We all know […]

Some employers would say yes, but the experts agree that you can’t supplement a poor work culture with employee benefits. You can use employee benefits […]

The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld), which commenced on 16 April 2018, aims to protect workers from exploitation by providers of labour hire services […]

A ‘Cashless Society’ describes an economic state whereby Financial Transactions are not conducted with money in the forms of physical banknotes or coins, but rather […]

Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers have launched a dedicated website for our Heavy Machinery Insurance product – hmis.com.au. Details about the specific insurances a business in […]

Before your fly, check your insurance It’s imperative for travellers to have a full understanding of their Travel Insurance Policies prior to heading off on […]

Tips for keeping your home safe over Christmas Make your home less attractive to thieves. Do this by investing in outdoor lighting and other visual […]

Tis the season to avoid online scammers In a bid to avoid Christmas crowds, online shopping during the festive season is very appealing. And while […]

Down payment with a catch It’s getting harder and harder for many to enter the housing market, but a new start-up in America is making […]

Do you have rights to share your home? Airbnb has become a central player in the sharing economy in the last decade. While its usage […]

That’s not a cyclone…this is a cyclone Although the effects of Cyclones Debbie, Yasi, Marcia and Larry are generally well known, these are dwarfed by […]

The new ID scanning laws came into effect in Queensland from 1 July 2017. The purpose of these laws is to identify individuals who are […]

The Insurance market is reviewing cover in respect to mental illness. At the time of writing, some policies specifically exclude mental illness whilst others are […]

The Fair Work Commission has increasingly been required to review issues raised by the use of social media in the workplace. The proliferation of, and […]

An Employment Contract is an Agreement between an Employer and an Employee that sets out Terms and Conditions of Employment. A Contract can be in […]

The Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017 has put building cladding under the spotlight with audits happening around Australia as a result. Manufacturers […]

If car owners think the improved security now fitted to most new vehicles has forced car thieves to move on to easier targets, think again! […]

DID YOU KNOW? You are rarely more than a few metres from a spider. And that one acre of ground is home to about a […]

Passport – check. Clothes – check. Medications – check. Smartphone – check. You’ve got all of the above, but what about travel insurance? Travelling overseas […]