It’s not something we like to think about, but no matter how many anti-burglar devices, alarms, chains or locks you install around your home – sometimes it’s impossible to keep those burglars out. What you can do however is arm yourself with the knowledge of which items are most likely to be stolen in the…
Insured losses from the east coast low that lashed Australia’s east coast this month has more than tripled to $235 million over the past week, reported the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). Latest figures from the ICA show that almost 32,000 claims were filed across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. ICA CEO Rob…
Following the Federal Court’s decision not to continue the stay on the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016, the RSRO is now in place for the industry. The ATA is currently involved with stakeholder discussions with the Government on the future of the order. We will continue to lobby for the abolition…
The ATA has called for urgent action from the Australian Government to protect the livelihood of owner drivers, following the Federal Court’s decision to remove the stay on the Road Safety Remuneration Order yesterday afternoon. “The Road Safety Remuneration System will not improve safety outcomes for the trucking industry. Instead, it threatens the viability of…
The Australian Trucking Association will lead the way in a Convoy to Canberra on Monday 18 April to protest the introduction of the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016 (RSRO). The RSRO came into effect yesterday afternoon, after the Federal Court decided not to continue a stay on the order. The…
As a result of fuel tax indexation, the fuel tax credit rate for fuel purchased for on-road use in eligible heavy vehicles increased from 12.76 cents per litre to 13.06 cents per litre on 1 August 2015. The fuel tax credit rate for powering auxiliary equipment also increased, from 38.9 cents per litre to 39.2…
Australia’s 49,000 trucking operators, including 45,000 small businesses, will all benefit from the Government’s decision to extend its current freeze on the rate of fuel tax they pay. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, announced the decision yesterday. Trucking businesses currently pay 26.14 cents per litre in fuel…
More than 45,000 trucking businesses will benefit from the small business tax changes announced in this week’s Budget, ATA CEO Chris Melham (left) said. The Budget confirms the Government will reduce the company tax rate for small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million per year from 30 per cent to 28.5 per…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned small businesses to watch their online habits in the wake of increased cyber risk activity. With Fraud Week underway, the ACCC has released its annual study into the latest scams affecting Australian businesses entitled The Targeting Scams Report and has found that the online threat to…
