Small Businesses

Residents in the Adelaide Hills town of Kanmantoo and surrounds have been dealing with a growing regularity of pungent odour but the fertiliser company, who pleaded guilty to environmental breaches, says its chicken litter presents no risk.

Daintree river tourism operators have lost boats to floodwaters.

Google Maps has made city driving a dream, but it's putting lives at risk in the bush. Meet the mapmakers taking on Australia's roughest roads to try to change that.

Popular Sunshine Coast brewery and music venue Terella Brewing will close after a legal stoush with the local council.

A Top End Chinese restaurant manager says the eatery's staff have left town after its chef was allegedly threatened with a knife in a pre-dawn carjacking.

The Sunshine Coast's longest-running live music venue will close this weekend, after more than 20 years of hosting artists and performers. 

Business representatives have warned all Australian exporters they will need to monitor US trade policy carefully over coming weeks and months, as one firm owner estimates tariffs have cost him $1 million.

Home insurance premiums continue to rise, with properties in natural disaster-prone areas paying the most. 

Community and business leaders say the possible departure of retailer Myer would leave a "giant hole" in the heart of the city's shopping district.

Zucchini flowers wilt if they are not picked within a three to four-hour harvest window — and finding these delicate blooms is a family affair for the Hunts, who are helping save an industry at risk of disappearing.

A few years ago, Charleville's main street had lost its spark, with storefronts empty and windows shuttered. So, what does it take to bring a main street back to life?

Inheriting a family business comes with the weight of generations past. For these change-makers, the future is in modernising their operation and making it their own.

While parts of South Australia celebrate what could be the end of a devastating algal bloom, nearby communities are seeing the effects for the first time. 

After a difficult time for many traders in Glenelg, an air of optimism is starting to emerge as the impact of major construction projects eases and the algal bloom has all but vanished from metropolitan beaches. But some businesses along Jetty Road are still hurting from the disruptions.

Parking meters have been ripped out in some country towns, while in others, motorists are still being slugged, and retailers are feeling the pinch.

In one of Australia's most disadvantaged regions, more known for its lead than its literature, a couple wanted to open a book store but were told children didn't read books there. They did it anyway, and it went on to become a "world class" institution.

Gunnedah butcher Bernard Etheridge has hung up the knives, marking the end of an era for the Etheridge family, which has worked in the meat industry for more than 150 years.

Financial counsellors say small businesses struggling to pay debts owed to the tax office are driving calls to Australia's Small Business Debt Helpline higher.

Some parts of the state were still without power this afternoon, as SA Power Networks says outages are likely to persist this summer because of long-term wear and tear.

The SA government has stepped in with an "unprecedented" offer of direct low-interest loans to farmers hit hard by years of drought.