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Recovering from a Virus

Throughout our modern history, the most economy destroying episodes have been caused by viruses or war. Australia has so far handled the COVID-19 outbreak better than probably every other country in the world, with less than 1% of our ICU beds currently in use. The death toll at 63 is a fraction of the predicted […]

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Instant asset write-off applies to most purchases from RDW

The Federal Government’s Economic Stimulus Package consists of two investment components: the Instant Asset Write off (on assets under $150,000) purchased by the 31st of December 2020. The second is the Backing Business Investment (50% Instant Depreciation Write off on assets of ANY value) which applies from March 12th 2020 until June 30 2021. Both components are available to […]

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Call that a crisis? – THIS is a crisis

Gosh, after the seemingly never ending list of “crisis” or “emergencies” we actually have one to deal with. The spread of Corona virus is alarming and people dying is of course distressing. However, the worst part of this pandemic is man made and quite a doozy.

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Life support is never a permanent solution

It’s a sad week for Australia when we lose yet another quintessential Australian brand with Holden now being closed. Or is it? Many years ago, I heard a good piece of investment advice: never invest in a company that survives due to Government subsidies or regulation, because it is an unsustainable company that will one […]

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Supporting Australia

In true Aussie spirit, it is fantastic to see us all wanting to help bush fire victims, albeit in different ways. Australians supporting Australians is an integral part of what makes our great society so resilient. Whilst it will take a while, we will rebuild, or even better, improve on what we had before this […]

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Ready For Another Year

QLD Rock Breakers proud family history dates back to the mid 1990’s. Formed in a small Brisbane suburban workshop it has grown to become a leading supplier throughout Australia of not only Premium rock breakers but also large specialised attachments that add value and cost reductions to the industry’s end customers business. Our team has […]

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Tatts a Bit Offensive

The days of having fun are getting fewer and farther apart with too many fun police around. We always like to put on a nice Christmas Party in all our businesses to show appreciation of the hard work our people put in through the year. As an employer, having Christmas parties nowadays is a risky […]

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