Japan’s Kitchen Garden sells Queensland products online
Queensland products are now for sale on Kitchen Garden, a major Japanese online store. Read more.
Optimistic Assumptions Raise More Concerns for Business Over ALP Election Commitments: CCIQ
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has raised serious questions over the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) election commitments where a reversal in previously harmonised penalty rates, the abolition of the Australian Building Construction Commission and scant detail on an ambitious climate policy weigh on business sentiment across Queensland. Read more.
New international student panel appointed
Students from 10 countries will be a grass-roots voice on international education in Queensland, following their appointment to the 2019 Queensland International Student Advisory Panel[https://www.studyqueensland.qld.gov.au/Study/Queensland-International-Student-Advisory-Panel] (QISAP). Read more.
Multifactor Authentication: How one extra step keeps your data safe
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective tools that your business can implement to prevent outside sources from accessing private and sensitive information. It is an IT security technology method that requires a user to provide two or more authentication factors to gain access to the desired information, rather than the use of a single password or pin. Read more.
Superyacht grants to float Queensland boats overseas
Six Queensland companies will have extra support to enter overseas markets after sharing in more than $41,000 from the Superyacht Industry Development Fund[https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/resources/defence-industries/superyacht-industry-development-fund.pdf]. Read more.
Queensland’s Retail Sales Up in March: CCIQ
Retail sales in Queensland rose 0.6% in March following a 1.4% gain in February according to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Read more.
Queensland Coal and Gas Exports Deliver Record Trade Surplus: CCIQ
Queensland coal and gas exports have helped Australia deliver a record trade surplus $4.95 billion for March according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), as demand and elevated commodities prices boost the state’s export data. Read more.
CCIQ Urges Bi-Partisan Support to Close Double Dipping Loophole
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has urged policy makers to close the casual ‘double dipping loophole’ and to correctly define what a casual worker is following months of confusion resulting from the Workpac Pty Ltd v Skene case. Read more.
Queensland Business Confidence Subdued in March Quarter
Business confidence in Queensland improved marginally in the March quarter as political uncertainty around the federal election, benign economic growth and a difficult operating conditions continue to weigh on the small business sector according to the latest Suncorp-CCIQ Business Pulse Survey. Read more.
Hong Kong export success for The Flour Shop Bakery
Pizza bases and ciabatta made in Queensland will soon be served in Italian restaurants in Hong Kong. Read more.